Dendrophthoe glabrescens

Smooth mistltoe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Dendrophthoe
Species:
D. glabrescens
Binomial name
Dendrophthoe glabrescens
Synonyms
  • Loranthus vitellinus var. glabrescens Blakely[2]

Dendrophthoe glabrescens, commonly known as smooth mistletoe or orange mistletoe, is a hemiparasitic plant of the mistletoe family Loranthaceae, found in eastern[4] and northern Australia.[5] It flowers from October to January.[4] The flowers are tubular, with a green base, but where the tube splits open, it displays orange and bright red.[4]

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1925 as Loranthus vitellinus var. glabrescens by William Blakely,[2][6] and in 1962 was transferred to the genus, Dendrophthoe, and raised to species status by Bryan Barlow.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Species profile—Dendrophthoe glabrescens". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Dendrophthoe glabrescens". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. ^ a b Barlow, B.A (1962). "Studies in Australian Loranthaceae. I. Nomenclature and new additions". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 87 (1): 55. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q106628841.
  4. ^ a b c Morcombe, Michael (1991). Australia's Wildflowers (Réimpr. ed.). Sydney: The Book Company and Ure Smith Press. p. 26. ISBN 0725408731.
  5. ^ A. L. Quirico. "New South Wales Flora Online: Dendrophthoe glabrescens". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  6. ^ Blakely, W.F. (1925). "The Loranthaceae of Australia. Part vi". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 50 (2): 1, 19, Pl. 10. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q106628892.