Buckleya
| Buckleya | |
|---|---|
| Buckleya lanceolata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Santalaceae |
| Genus: | Buckleya Torr. 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Buckleya distichophylla | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Nestronia Raf., rejected name | |
Buckleya is an Asian and American genus of hemiparasitic shrubs in the sandalwood family. It is named for Samuel Botsford Buckley. Buckleya is also known as piratebush. Plants of this species are dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers are on separate plants.