Diplatia grandibractea Tiegh.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Diplatia

Characteristics

Plant pendulous, glabrous. Leaves narrowly lanceolate to oblong, rounded at apex; lamina 6-12 cm long, 5-20 mm wide, attenuate at base into petiole 5-18 mm long. Peduncle 17-35 mm long, terete at base, dilated and flattened in plane of bracts to 6-8 mm wide at apex, undivided; central bracts 28-45 mm long, 15-22 mm wide; lateral bracts usually slightly longer than ovary. Calyx entire or dissected, 0.7 mm long. Corolla in mature bud 25-32 mm long, green. Anthers 2.5-3 mm long, almost equal to free part of filament. Fruit ellipsoidal, 8 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Environment

Found in open forest and woodland, commonly along watercourses; parasitic on Eucalyptus .
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses animal food food
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Diplatia grandibractea world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:548519-1
WFO ID wfo-0000650135
COL ID 36H29
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Synonyms

Loranthus grandibracteus Diplatia tenuifolia Diplatia grandibractea