Dendrophthoe glabrescens
(Smooth Mistletoe)
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FAMILY |
Loranthaceae |
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Species |
Dendrophthoe glabrescens |
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Common name |
Smooth Mistletoe |
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Flower colour; life form |
Yellow-red; epiphyte, mistletoe |
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Campus |
Townsville |
Description
Usually found growing on eucalypts, this mistletoe has epicortical runners. Leaves are alternate or almost, usually lanceolate to elliptical. Corolla curved yellow to reddish, the 5 segments are partly fused, tube curved. Hosts are species of Myrtaceae.
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