( Ferdinand von Mueller ex George Bentham, 1867) Phillippe Édouard Léon van Tieghem, 1895. Signal Mistletoe LORANTHACEAE | (donherbisonevans@outlook.com) & Christine Ashe |
(Photo: courtesy of Craig Nieminski, Darwin)
This Mistletoe has been found on species of
in the monsoon forest of the Northern Territory.
It has elliptical leaves with a length of 8 to 15 cms., and a width of 2 to 5 cms. The flowers are orange and yellow with a length of 2 to 3 cms. The fruits are spherical with a diameter of about 1 cm.
This is the foodplant of the Caterpillars of :
Delias argenthona | Ogyris zosine | Candalides gilberti |
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(updated 21 December 2009, 22 November 2013)