Mitrastemon is a genus of two widely disjunct species of parasitic plants. It is the only genus within the family Mitrastemonaceae. Mitrastemon species are root endoparasites, which grow on Fagaceae. ==Taxonomy== The taxonomic placement of the Mitrastemon was unsure for a long time. Originally it was placed within the order Rafflesiales, together ...
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(from the article `Rafflesiales`) The family Mitrastemonaceae contains a single genus, Mitrastemon, with two species. They also lack chlorophyll and are endoparasites in the roots of ...
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