Muellerina celastroides Tiegh.

Coast mistletoe (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Muellerina

Characteristics

Plant erect or spreading, glabrous except the inflorescence axes minutely brown-tomentose. Leaves elliptic to oblong, rounded or obtuse; lamina 2.5-7 cm long, 15-25 mm wide, attenuate at base into obscure petiole 3-8 mm long; venation pinnate, indistinct. Inflorescence a raceme of 1-3 pairs of triads; axis 5-20 mm long; peduncles of triads 5-7 mm long; pedicels of lateral flowers 3-6 mm long; bracts narrowly triangular, 1.5-2 mm long. Calyx entire, 0.7-1 mm long. Corolla in mature bud 22-35 mm long. Anthers c. 1.5 mm long; free part of filament 8-13 mm long. Fruit pear-shaped, 7-11 mm long, green grading to light red.
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A mistletoe. It grows attached to other plants. It can be erect or spreading. The leaves are narrowly oblong and 2.5-7 cm long by 15-40 mm wide. The tip is rounded. The flowers are in 1-3 groups of 3 flowers. The fruit is pear shaped and 7-11 mm long. They are green to red.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Grows in open and closed forest of the coast and ranges on various hosts but commonly on Casuarinaceae and Banksia .
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It is a temperate and subtropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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The fruit is edible but the seeds should be removed.
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Distribution

Muellerina celastroides world distribution map, present in Australia and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:550553-1
WFO ID wfo-0001268457
COL ID 44HVM
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Loranthus maytenifolius Loranthus raoulii Muellerina raoulii Phrygilanthus tenuiflorus Phrygilanthus raoulii Dendrophthoe celastroides Loranthus tenuiflorus Hookerella tenuiflora Loranthus celastroides Muellerina celastroides Phrygilanthus celastroides Phrygilanthus eucalyptifolius