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. 2014 Apr 30;(36):41–57. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.36.7385

Table 1.

Hosts of Apodanthaceae based on label information from 785 herbarium collections. Upper case numbers refer to the references below the table.

Parasite Host genera Host species
Pilostyles aethiopica Berlinia1, Brachystegia, Julbernardia, Pseudoberlinia1, Westia1 Brachystegia boehmii Taub., Brachystegia glaucescens x spiciformis, Brachystegia spiciformis Benth., Brachystegia taxifolia Harms., Julbernardia globiflora (Benth.) Troupin
Pilostyles berteroi Adesmia Adesmia arborea Bert. ex Savi, Adesmia aff. spinosissima Meyen, Adesmia obovata Clos, Adesmia bedwellii Skottsb., Adesmia miraflorensis Remy, Adesmia uspallatensis Gill ex H. & A., Adesmia gracilis Meyen ex Vogel, Adesmia microphylla H. & A., Adesmia monosperma Clos, Adesmia pinifolia Gillies, Adesmia trijuga Gillies
Pilostyles blanchetii Bauhinia, Cassia, Dioclea, Galactia2, Mimosa, Schnella Bauhinia candicans Benth., Bauhinia divaricata L., Mimosa claussenii Benth., Mimosa cyclophylla Taub., Mimosa aff. setosa Benth., Mimosa maguirei Barneby, Mimosa scabrella Benth., Mimosa setosissima Taub., Mimosa uraguensis H. & A., Mimosa cf. xanthocentra Martius, Schnella cumanensis Britton & Rose
Apodanthes caseariae Casearia, Xylosma Casearia aculeate Jacq., Casearia arborea Urb., Casearia decandra Jacq., Casearia grandiflora Cambessèdes, Casearia guianensis Urb., Casearia hirsute Swartz, Casearia nitida Jacq.
Pilostyles coccoidea Jacksonia
Pilostyles collina Gastrolobium, Oxylobium Gastrolobium euryphyllum Chandler & Crisp
Pilostyles hamiltonii Daviesia Daviesia angulata Benth., Daviesia decurrens Meissner, Daviesia pectinata Meissner, Daviesia preissii Lindley
Pilostyles haussknechtii Astragalus, Halimodendron, Onobrychis Astragalus brachycalyx Fisch., Astragalus brachystachys DC., Astragalus cephalanthus DC., Astragalus chalaranthus Boiss. & Hausskn., Astragalus compactus Reiche, Astragalus floccosus Boiss., Astragalus gossypinus Fisch., Astragalus microcephalus Willd., Astragalus rhodosemius Boiss. & Hausskn., Astragalus spinosus Muschler, Astragalus susianus Boiss., Astragalus verus Olivier, Halimodendron halodendron (Pall.) Druce
Pilostyles mexicana Calliandra Calliandra houstoniana (Miller) Standley
Pilostyles thurberi Dalea, Psorothamnus, Parosela3 Dalea bicolor Humb. & Bompl. in Willd., Dalea formosa Torrey, Dalea frutescens Gray, Psorothamnus emoryi (Gray) Rydberg

1Verdcourt, B., 1998. Flora of tropical East Africa - Rafflesiaceae. Flora of tropical East Africa 175, 1–2. CRC Press. 2Ule, E., 1915. Rafflesiaceae. Notizblatt des Königl. botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 6, 292–293. 3Rose, J. N., 1909. Studies of Mexican and Central American Plants n°6. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 7, 26–265.