Creeping mistletoe (Muellerina eucalyptoides)
Description
Muellerina eucalyptoides is a hemi-parasitic arial shrub in the family Loranthaceae. The species is endemic to Australia. M. eucalyptoides is pendulous in habit, unlike other Muellerina species, but has the long epicortical runners of all Muellerina species. The leaves are opposite with indistinct venation. Mainly flowering in summer, the Inflorescence is terminal, racemose with usually 3-4 opposite pairs of triads of flowers, with the central flower sessile, and the lateral flowers having pedicels. Corolla curved in bud, free, 5-merous. Stamens are unequal, with anthers dorsifixed and versatile. The fruit is pear-shaped.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Santalales
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Family: Loranthaceae
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Genus: Muellerina
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