Dendrophthoe glabrescens
Dendrophthoe glabrescens | |
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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]
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