Muellerina | |
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Muellerina eucalyptoides on Eucalyptus haemastoma, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, 27 January 2017 | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Loranthaceae |
Genus: |
Muellerina Tiegh. [1] |
Muellerina is a genus of parasitic aerial shrubs in the family Loranthaceae. [1] [2]
This Loranthaceae genus is distinguished from others by having [3]
Species include:
The larvae of the Australian butterflies Delias harpalyce and Ogyris genoveva feed on Muellerina.
An inventory of host plants for Muellerina spp. is given by Downey [4] [5]
Muellerina is a member of Santalales, the mistletoe order, and is placed within the family Loranthaceae. The name Muellerina was first published by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1895, [6] where one New Zealand species, Muellerina raoullii, and two Australian species (Muellerina celastroides and M. eucalyptifolia - now M. eucalyptoides) are given. [7] Further Australian Muellerina species are listed in van Tieghem. [8] A further article by van Tieghem further discussing the relationships of Loranthaceae genera is van Tieghem. [9]
Muellerina | |
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Muellerina eucalyptoides on Eucalyptus haemastoma, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, 27 January 2017 | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Loranthaceae |
Genus: |
Muellerina Tiegh. [1] |
Muellerina is a genus of parasitic aerial shrubs in the family Loranthaceae. [1] [2]
This Loranthaceae genus is distinguished from others by having [3]
Species include:
The larvae of the Australian butterflies Delias harpalyce and Ogyris genoveva feed on Muellerina.
An inventory of host plants for Muellerina spp. is given by Downey [4] [5]
Muellerina is a member of Santalales, the mistletoe order, and is placed within the family Loranthaceae. The name Muellerina was first published by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1895, [6] where one New Zealand species, Muellerina raoullii, and two Australian species (Muellerina celastroides and M. eucalyptifolia - now M. eucalyptoides) are given. [7] Further Australian Muellerina species are listed in van Tieghem. [8] A further article by van Tieghem further discussing the relationships of Loranthaceae genera is van Tieghem. [9]