First record of Loranthaceae mistletoes on gymnosperm hosts from Nepal
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Lorarthaceae mistletoes rarely infect gymnosperm hosts. Scurrula pulverulenta (Wall). G. Don and Scurrula elata (Edgew). dancer have been recorded for the first time from the gymnosperm hosts Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu & W.C. Cheng (Taxodiaceae) and Pinus roxburghii Sargent (Pinaceae) respectively from the Kathmendu valley, Nepal. Key words: Gymnosperm; Mistletoe; Nepal; New record; Scurrula doi: 10.3126/eco.v12i0.3204 Ecoprint: An International Journal of Ecology 12: 85-87, 2005