Anthobolus

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Santalales

Familia: Santalaceae
Genus: Anthobolus
Species: A. erythrocaulis – A. filifolius – A. foveolatus – A. leptomerioides
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Anthobolus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 26. Reference page.

Name

Anthobolus R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. 357. (1810)

Type species: Anthobolus filifolius R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 357. (1810)

Note: Family position is still uncertain. It may still belong in the Opiliaceae, but retained here following APC.
References
Primary references

Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page. [see page 357]

Additional references

Der, J.P. & Nickrent, D.L. 2008. A molecular phylogeny of Santalaceae (Santalales). Systematic Botany 33(1): 107–116. DOI: 10.1600/036364408783887438 Reference page.
Kuijt, J. & Hansen, B. 2015. Santalaceae. In Flowering Plants. Eudicots (pp. 143-165). Springer, Cham.
Le, C.T., Liu, B., Barrett, R.L., Lu, L.M., Wen, J. & Chen, Z.D. 2018. Phylogeny and a new tribal classification of Opiliaceae (Santalales) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 56(1): 56-66. DOI: 10.1111/jse.12295 PDF from ResearchGate Reference page.
Nickrent, D.L., Malécot, V., Vidal-Russell, R. & Der, J.P. 2010. A revised classification of Santalales. Taxon 59(2): 538–558. DOI: 10.1002/tax.592019 JSTOR PDF. Reference page.

Links

Anthobolus in: Australian Plant Census (APC) 2019. IBIS database, Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 13.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Anthobolus. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 13 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Anthobolus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: January 22, 2018.

Anthobolus is a genus of flowering shrubs in the sandalwood family, Santalaceae. The genus comprises 3 species, all endemic to Australia.[1] They are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[1]

They are semi-parasitic, requiring the roots of a host tree, a trait they share with many other members of the Santalaceae.

The cladistics of this genus is controversial. It has traditionally been included within the Santalaceae, however genetic analyses have led some authors to include it within the Opiliaceae,[2] a move that has been disputed by later authors due to a lack of any shared characteristics with the other members of the Opiliaceae.[3]
Anthobolus species

Anthobolus erythrocaulis F.Muell.
Anthobolus foveolatus F.Muell.
Anthobolus filifolius R.Br.
Anthobolus leptomerioides F.Muell.

References

Barlow, B.A. (1984) in George, A.S. (ed) Flora of Australia. Volume 22. Rhizophorales to Celastrales. Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra.
Der, Joshua P.; Nickrent, Daniel L. (2008) "A Molecular Phylogeny of Santalaceae (Santalales)" Systematic Botany, Volume 33, Number 1,

Kuijt, Job; (deceased), Bertel Hansen (21 October 2014). Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Santalales, Balanophorales. Springer. ISBN 9783319092966. Retrieved 3 July 2018 – via Google Books.

http://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=Anthobolus+
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=iUEBBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA147&lpg=PA147
https://web.archive.org/web/20150324153905/http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/122133/SANTALACEAE.pdf