Australian Loranthaceae

Mistletoe family : LORANTHACEAE (ROSIDAE) in Australia

Flower
Families

Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
&
Christine Ashe

Plant
Classes

Amyema bifurcata
Gum Mistletoe
Minden, March 2010
Photos: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Amyema cambagei
Sheoak Mistletoe
Laidley, June 2009
Photos: courtesy of
Doug and Ruth Jessop,
and Martin Bennett

Amyema congener
Variable Mistletoe
Flagstone Creek, January 2008
Photos: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Amyema gaudichaudii
Paperbark Mistletoe
Kumbarilla, November 2011
Photo: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Amyema linophylla
Buloke Mistletoe
Kogan, February 2011
Photo: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Amyema lucasii
Yellow Mistletoe
Tallegalla, August 2010
Photo: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Amyema maidenii
Green Mistletoe
Tibooburra, New South Wales
Photo: courtesy of
Laura Levens

Amyema miquelii
Box Mistletoe
Adelaide, January 2009

Amyema quandang
Grey Mistletoe
Condamine, May 2011
Photo: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Amylotheca dictyophleba
Scrub Mistletoe
Evelyn, May 2008
Photo: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Decaisnina signata
Signal Mistletoe
Photo: courtesy of
Craig Nieminski,
Darwin, Northern Territory

Dendrophthoe glabrescens
Bald Mistletoe
Bundaberg

Dendrophthoe vitellina
Long-flower Mistletoe
South Stradbroke Island
Photo: courtesy of
Todd Burrows

Lysiana exocarpi
Harlequin Mistletoe
Tibooburra, New South Wales
Photos: courtesy of
Laura Levens and
Martin Bennett

Lysiana subfalcata
Northern Mistletoe
Mitchell, June 2012
Photo: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Muellerina bidwillii
Cypress Mistletoe
Broadwater, November 2011
Photo: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Muellerina myrtifolia
Myrtle-leaf Mistletoe
The Head (Main Range), October 2009
Photo: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Nuytsia floribunda
Western Australian Christmas Tree
Western Australia,
October 2007

The caterpillars of many Australian Butterflies feed on Mistletoes, including:

Ogyris abrota
Ogyris aenone
Ogyris amaryllis
Ogyris barnardi
Arhopala centaurus
Hypochrysops digglesii
Ogyris genoveva

Eirmocides margarita
Ogyris ianthis
Ogyris iphis
Hypochrysops narcissus
Ogyris olane
Ogyris oroetes
Erysichton palmyra

Hypolycaena phorbas
Ogyris zosine
Delias aganippe
Delias argenthona
Delias aruna
Delias ennia
Delias harpalyce

Delias mysis
Delias nigrina
Delias nysa

and the caterpillars of many Australian Moths feed on Mistletoes, including:

Comocrus behri
Homodes bracteigutta
Genduara acedesta
Genduara subnotata
Euproctis edwardsii
Trigonoorda gavisalis
Austrocaligula engaea

Austrocaligula loranthi
Xylorycta heliomacula

*Ogyris abrota*	*Ogyris aenone*	*Ogyris amaryllis*	*Ogyris barnardi*	*Arhopala centaurus*	*Hypochrysops digglesii*	*Ogyris genoveva*
*Eirmocides margarita*	*Ogyris ianthis*	*Ogyris iphis*	*Hypochrysops narcissus*	*Ogyris olane*	*Ogyris oroetes*	*Erysichton palmyra*
*Hypolycaena phorbas*	*Ogyris zosine*	*Delias aganippe*	*Delias argenthona*	*Delias aruna*	*Delias ennia*	*Delias harpalyce*