Loranthella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Loranthaceae
Genus:	Loranthella S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel (2016)
Species:	L. deflersii
Binomial name
Loranthella deflersii (Tiegh.) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel (2016)
Synonyms[1][2]
Odontella Tiegh. (1895), nom. illeg. Loranthella schimperi (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel (2016), not validly publ. Loranthus schimperi Hochst. ex A.Rich. (1848) Loranthus schimperi var. parviflorus Hutch. & E.A.Bruce (1941) Odontella deflersii Tiegh. (1895) Odontella schimperi (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Tiegh. (1895) Oncocalyx schimperi (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) M.G.Gilbert (1985) Tapinanthus schimperi (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Danser (1933)

Loranthella deflersii is a species of flowering plant in family Loranthaceae. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte native to deserts and dry shrublands of the Arabian Peninsula (Oman, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia) and the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia).^[1] It is the sole species in genus Loranthella.^[2]

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