Based on exine ornamentation characteristics, Loranthaceae can be subdivided into two groups that are consistent with the two tribes in the family: Elytrantheae and Lorantheae.

• 通过光学显微镜和扫描电镜观察,国产桑寄生科花粉外壁纹饰可明显分为两个类型:一种类型为刺状或条状纹饰,另一种为颗粒状纹饰,这与该科的鞘花族和桑寄生族两个族相吻合。