Muellerina (plant)
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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]
- Petals free to base or almost so
- Anthers dorsifixed, versatile
- Aerial stem-parasitic shrubs with epicortical runners
- Petals 5, curved; stamens unequal
Species include:
- Muellerina bidwillii (Benth.) Barlow
- Muellerina celastroides (Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f) Tiegh.
- Muellerina eucalyptoides (DC.) Barlow
- Muellerina flexialabastra Downey & C.A.Wilson
- Muellerina myrtifolia (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Barlow
Ecology
[edit]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]
Taxonomy
[edit]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]
Image gallery
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Muellerina eucalyptoides, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, NSW, 27 January 2017 (host: Eucalyptus haemastoma) -
Muellerina eucalyptoides, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, NSW, 27 January 2017 (host: Angophora crassifolia) -
Muellerina eucalyptoides, near Ulan, NSW, 9 January 2009 -
Muellerina eucalyptoides (buds), near Ulan, NSW, 9 January 2009 -
Plate depicting Muellerina eucalyptoides by Adam Forster in A Brilliant Touch (2010) C. Mattingly
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Muellerina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ Quirico, A.L. "Genus Muellerina". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ Barlow, B.A. (1984) "Loranthaceae" in Flora of Australia Volume 22 Rhizophorales to Celastrales (p.70). Commonwealth of Australia
- ^ Downey, P.O. (1998) An inventory of host species for each aerial mistletoe species (Loranthaceae and Viscaceae) in Australia. (Cunninghamia 5(3) 685-720)
- ^ Downey, P.O. (2004) A regional examination of the mistletoe host species inventory. (Cunninghamia 8(3) 354-361)
- ^ Tieghem, P.E.L. van (1895) Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 42: 25, 85, 175
- ^ van Tieghem, P. E. L. (1895). "Sur Les Loranthoidées De La Nouvelle-Zélande." Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 42(1): 23-30
- ^ van Tieghem, P. E. L. (1895). "Sur Les Loranthoidées D' Australie." Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 42(2): 82-88
- ^ van Tieghem, P. E. L. (1895). "Sur Le Groupement Des Espèces En Genres Dans Les Loranthées A Calice Dialysépale Et Anthères Oscillantes Ou Struthanthées." Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 42(2): 161-180
External links
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Data related to Muellerina (Loranthaceae) at Wikispecies
Media related to Muellerina at Wikimedia Commons
