| Status | LC |
|---|---|
| Status system | QLDNCA |
| Genus | Dendrophthoe |
| Species | glabrescens |
| Authority | (Blakely) Barlow[1][2] |
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Dendrophthoe glabrescens, commonly known as smooth mistletoe or orange mistletoe, is a hemiparasitic plant of the mistletoe family Loranthaceae, found in eastern[3] and northern Australia.[4] It flowers from October to January.[3] The flowers are tubular, with a green base, but where the tube splits open, it displays orange and bright red.[3]
Taxonomy
It was first described in 1925 as Loranthus vitellinus var. glabrescens by William Blakely,[1][5] and in 1962 was transferred to the genus, Dendrophthoe, and raised to species status by Bryan Barlow.[1][2]
References
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- ^ Wikidata item Q106628841
- ^ Morcombe, Michael (1991). Australia's Wildflowers. Réimpr. ed. Sydney: The Book Company and Ure Smith Press. p. 26. ISBN 0725408731.
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- ^ Wikidata item Q106628892