See text Berlinianche (Harms) Vattimo-Gil Pilostyles is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apodanthaceae.

It includes about 11 species of very small, completely parasitic plants that live inside the stems of woody legumes.

[3] The plants completely lack stems, roots, leaves, and chlorophyll.

[4] Their presence is only noticeable when the flowers emerge out of the stems of the host plant.

[8] Species include:[1] The genus was formerly considered a member of Rafflesiaceae, and was re-classified after new DNA evidence[9][8]