endemic to New South Wales and Queensland.[2]
New growth is russet-coloured.[4] The inflorescence is a paired umbel which hangs from the foliage on long stalks, with each flower being a long red and yellow or red and white tube with dark, projecting stamens.[4][ The oval shaped fruit are a dull green which ripens to a brownish-red, and have a prominent flower-scars.[4]]
Ecology
The main hosts on which M. myrtifolia grows are vines, in particular, Wonga vine (Pandorea pandorana), Jasminum species, and Parsonsia species.[4] An inventory of host plants for Muellerina myrtifolia is given by Downey.[3][4]
Muellerina myrtifolia is not known to host any butterlies.[5]Taxonomy
The species was first described by George Bentham in 1867 as Loranthus myrtifolius.[1][ It was redescribed by B.A.Barlow in 1962 as Muellerina myrtifolia, with the current description of the species being that of Barlow in 1984.[1]]
References
1. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/63905/api/apni-format |title=APNI: Muellerina myrtifolia |publisher=Australian Plant Name Index |accessdate=12 October 2018}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Muellerina~myrtifolia|title=Muellerina myrtifolia|author=Quirico, A.L.|work=PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online|publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia|accessdate=23 September 2018}}
3. ^Downey, P.O. (1998) An inventory of host species for each aerial mistletoe species (Loranthaceae and Viscaceae) in Australia. ([https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/getmedia/45da9206-5752-4403-a295-f62d4de172a0/Volume-5(3)-1998-Cun5Dow685-720.pdf.aspx Cunninghamia 5(3) 685-720)]
4. ^Downey, P.O. (2004) A regional examination of the mistletoe host species inventory. ([https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/getmedia/90a5fec6-bba3-4501-8abf-26e1d184951d/Volume-8(3)-2004-Cun8Dow354-361.pdf.aspx Cunninghamia 8(3) 354-361)]
5. ^1 2 3 4 5 Watson, D.M. (2011) Mistletoes of Southern Australia, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria
External links
- PlantNet:Description of Muellerina myrtifolia (Quirico, A.L. 1992. Flora of NSW 3)
- AVH: Occurrence data for Muellerina myrtifolia
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