Loranthus shine asalin tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire waɗanda ke cikin dangin Loranthaceae. Wadannan shuke-shuke da aka fi sani da mistletoes kuma ana nuna su da furanni masu launin kore-yellow ko ja-orange da kuma iya girma a kan rassan wasu tsire-tsire, inda suke samun ruwa da abinci mai gina jiki.Kalmar "loranthus" " an samo shi daga kalmomin Helenanci "lora," wanda ke nufin "madauri," da "anthos," wanda ke nufin "flower." Wannan yana iya yiwuwa dangane da siffar ganyen mai kama da madauri da furannin da ke fitowa daga tsiron.