Lysiana exocarpi Tiegh.

Harlequin mistletoe (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Lysiana

Characteristics

Plant spreading to pendulous. Leaves flat or somewhat compressed when very narrow, linear to narrowly oblong, usually rounded at apex, sessile or the wider leaves shortly petiolate; lamina 3-15 cm long, 1-10 mm wide, attenuate to contracted at base; venation obscure. Inflorescence a pedunculate usually 2-flowered umbel; peduncle usually 0.5-2 mm long; pedicels 2-5 mm long; bracts 1-1.5 mm long, rounded at apex. Calyx 0.3-0.7 mm long, entire or irregularly lobed. Corolla in mature bud 25-50 mm long, usually red, rarely yellow, sometimes tipped with green or black. Anthers not septate. Style articulate at base. Fruit ellipsoidal to ovoid, 6-10 mm long, red or black.
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The leaves are opposite or sometimes clustered. They are smooth and flat. They are 15 cm long by 1 cm wide. They are not thick but are often curved. The flowers are in pairs or threes. They are on a common stalk which is 1.5 cm long. The flowers are yellow or red at the base. they are green at the tip. The fruit are oval and with a blunt end. They are green at first but ripen to red or black.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Found in open forest and woodland on many different hosts but frequently on other Loranthaceae.
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They grow as parasites on eucalypts and acacias. It can grow in arid places.
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Usage

The fruit are eaten raw and the sticky seed is discarded.
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Edible fruits
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Images

Lysiana exocarpi unspecified picture

Distribution

Lysiana exocarpi world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:550440-1
WFO ID wfo-0000366779
COL ID 3WTW8
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Loranthus exocarpi Loranthus diamantinensis Lysiana exocarpi Elytranthe exocarpi Amyema angustiflora Dendrophthoe angustifolius Lysiana exocarpi subsp. diamantinensis

Lower taxons

Lysiana exocarpi subsp. tenuis