Dendrophthoe glabrescens

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]

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]

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. "Dendrophthoe glabrescens". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. 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. 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.
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