Castilleja coccinea, a North American hemiparasite pollinated by hummingbirds. Photo: Carol Gracie




Box 3: Tilia phoem. C, companion cell. S, sieve tube member. Photo: L Bolt Jørgensen.

Fig. 60: Macrosolen parasiticus. Perforation (Arrow) indicates nectar rubbery. A similar situation is shown more clearly in Fig. 87. Photo:
G Glatzel.

Fig. 351C: Viscum minimum, intrusive organ. H, host cortex. Photo H S Heide-Jørgensen




Pedicularis palustris. For a period, I considered Fig. 235B to be P. sylvatica due to the inflated calyx. However, in P. sylvatica the calyx is also inflated when in flower. This is clearly not the case in Fig. 235B. Therefore the Figure shows P. palustris as also stated in the original Fig. legend in the book. Click on the photo to see more photos of P. palustris. Photo: H S Heide-Jørgensen.

Abstract/Summary:
Parasitic flowering plants are strikingly impressive and beautiful and hold many surprises of both general and scientific interest. Parasites also have great influence on the quality of human life when attacking crop plants. Some parasites have since early times appealed to our imagination and have been part of religious or folkloristic events and used as gifts to royalties. This beautifully illustrated book covers all parasitic families and most of the genera. It also discusses the establishment of the parasite, the structure and function of the nutrient absorption organ (haustorium), and how the parasites are pollinated and dispersed as well as their ecology, hosts, and evolution. The book is written in a mostly non-technical language and provided with a glossary and explanatory boxes. All plants and animal names are in Latin.

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See also the pdf article on Danish and Nordic parasitic plants.

CORRIGENDA - Last update March 2010.

Meaning disturbing mistakes and additional notes:
Page 9, Box 3: The letters C and S is lacking but inserted on Fig. to the left.
Page 14, Fig. 13C: The more yellowish colour is due to less chlorophyll as a result
---of less light.
Page 21, Table 2: There are no stem parasites in Orobanchaceae. See improved
---diagram here.
Page 33 end of page: Read (Fig. 34).
Page 44 second column: Delete (Fig. 486).
Page 48, Fig. 60: Arrow is lacking but inserted on Fig. to the left. See also Fig. 87.
Page 49, Fig. 62: Substitute 'Thank you for answerings' with 'embryo sacs'.
Page 73 first culumn last line: Delete (Delete Fig. 485).
Page 164 first column line 9: Read Chapter 5.
Page 171 first column line 10 from below: 23000, read 2300-4200 m elevation.
Page 196 second column line 4: After 258) add which.
Page 215 Fig. 278B: Reverse (left) and (right). Detached androecia are to the right.
Page 234: Fig. 301C-E most likely show Rhizanthes infanticida as in Figs. 299-
---300. It is present in Sumatra while R. zippelii, as stated in the text, is endemic to
---Java. However, it has not been observed since World War II. - On Page 235
---delete (Figs. 301C-E).
Page 238 first culum line 7: Read (Fig. 305).
Page 239 first culumn line 1: Read page 420.
Page 250: A fourth species of Lophophytum (L. rizzoi from Brazil) was descibed in
---2004.
Page 251: Lathrophytum peckoltii is now also found in the province Goiás, Brazil.
Page 257 second column line 7: Substitute ovulary with ovary.
Page 263 second paragraph line 3: Substitute all four with all five.
Page 275, Fig. 347: Substitute Fig 345 with 346 (two times).
Page 278, Fig. 351C: The letter H is lacking but inserted on Fig. to the left.
Page 285, Fig. 357B: V is parasite vessel members (delete host).
Page 291, Fig. 362B: Arrow is lacking, but Fig. 362C shows the labyrinth wall.
Page 300 second column line 20: After 'host plants' add 'and the host plants
---themselves'.
Page 360: Fig. 436B shows Cuscuta epithymum ssp. trifolium (C. epilinum is not
---known from alfalfa, hence the statement Page 360 column 2 is an error).
Page 394 second column line 22: Substitute agreement with disagreement.
Page 400 Fig. 482: A is Embothrium and B is Tristerix.
Page 403: Fig. 484 shows Plicosepalus kalachariensis (closely related to P.
---curviflorus).
Page 403: Fig. 485 shows Erianthemum ngamicum (closely related to E. dregei).
Page 417: Publication year for Calder & Bernhardt is 1983.

Linguistic/spelling mistakes:
Page 3 line 14 & 15 from below: Hold fast is one word (holdfast).
Page 17 second column line 2: Read shrub.
Page 41, Fig 48 line 2: Substitute has with have.
Page 46 first culumn last line: Read flower.
Page 58, Fig. 73: Read Ecuador.
Page 59 second column line 9. Read Argentine.
Page 60, Fig. 76A: Read xeromorph. Fig 76C: Read massive.
Page 63, Fig 79A: Read disperses.
Page 64 second column line 8. Read Argentine.
Page 69, Fig. 89. Read Hoedspruit.
Page 74 first column line 6: Delete one r in occurr.
Page 82 second column line 6-7: Read Islands.
Page 113 second column line 3: Delete the dot (.) after Mountains.
Page 114, Fig. 152. Read New Jersey.
Page 119, Fig. 160. Read male flower.
Page 163 first column line 3: Delete second u in haustoriua.
Page 166, Fig. 220: Read New Jersey.
Page 173, Fig. 231: Read New Jersey.
Page 180, Fig. 239: Read hemiparasitic and Baja California.
Page 182 second column, end of line 9: Substitute is with it.
Page 189 second column line 6: Delete were.
Page 191, Fig. 252: Delete the dot (.) after haustorium. - Fig. 263A. Read California.
Page 201 first column line 3: Read 100,000.
Page 204 second column line 3 from below: Read 70,000.
Page 244, Fig. 313 line 5 from below: Substitute have with has.
Page 237, Fig. 304: Substitute watert with water.
Page 245 first column line 13: Read 'to a moss archegonium'.
Page 256 second column line 3 from below: Read hosts.
Page 267 second column line 3: Read 'internal factors include'.
Page 277, Fig. 349 line 6 from below: Substitute cells with cell.
Page 301 first column line 6 from below: Read ribulose.
Page 343 first column line 10: Substitute that with than.
Page 351 line 12 from below: Read 'up to about'.
Page 378, Fig. 458: Read short shoot.
Page 386 second paragraph line 9: Substitute in with is.
Page 391 second paragraph: The sentence 'Production of such …reproduction.' can
---be deleted.
Page 400 second column line 19: Delete are.
Page 405 first column line 10 from below: Delete one 'perhaps'.
Page 413 Figure legend: Read shown.

Notes:
'Hemiparasitic scrophs' is used a number of times in Chapter 3 meaning hemiparasitic members of the family Orobanchaceae. Strictly speaking, after the transfer of parasitic species from Scrophulariaceae to Orobanchaceae there are no longer such plants as hemiparasitic scrophs.

Page 420. The link 'www2.winchester etc.' to Sifakas eating Hydnora seems to be broken and the video may no longer be available on the web, but photographs can still be seen on: http://joachimj.club.fr/mada076.htm