Dendrophthoe glabrescens

Smooth mistltoe
Conservation status
	Least Concern (NCA)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Loranthaceae
Genus:	Dendrophthoe
Species:	D. glabrescens
Binomial name
	Dendrophthoe glabrescens; (Blakely) Barlow
Synonyms
	Loranthus vitellinus var. glabrescens Blakely;

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

^ "Species profile—Dendrophthoe glabrescens". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Dendrophthoe glabrescens". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Morcombe, Michael (1991). Australia's Wildflowers (Réimpr. ed.). Sydney: The Book Company and Ure Smith Press. p. 26. ISBN 0725408731.
^ A. L. Quirico. "New South Wales Flora Online: Dendrophthoe glabrescens". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
^ 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.

[DESQLD-1] "Species profile—Dendrophthoe glabrescens". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[apni-2] "Dendrophthoe glabrescens". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.

[barlow-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.

[Morcombe-4] Morcombe, Michael (1991). Australia's Wildflowers (Réimpr. ed.). Sydney: The Book Company and Ure Smith Press. p. 26. ISBN 0725408731.

[floransw-5] A. L. Quirico. "New South Wales Flora Online: Dendrophthoe glabrescens". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.

[blakely-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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