Dendrophthoe glabrescens

Dendrophthoe glabrescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Dendrophthoe
Species: D. glabrescens
Binomial name
Dendrophthoe glabrescens
(Blakely) Barlow

Dendrophthoe glabrescens, commonly known as orange mistletoe, is a hemiparasitic plant of the Loranthaceae family of mistletoes found in eastern[1] and northern Australia.[2] It flowers from October to January.[1] The flowers are tubular, with a green base, but where the tube splits open, it displays orange and bright red.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Morcombe, Michael (1991). Australia's Wildflowers (Réimpr. ed.). Sydney: The Book Company and Ure Smith Press. p. 26. ISBN 0725408731.
  2. ↑ New South Wales Flora Online: Dendrophthoe glabrescens by A. L. Quirico, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
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