Photographs: List of Genera

List of Genera
Photographs
Actinanthella
Actinanthella menyharthii
Left photo showing mature flower bud with vents opening.
Right photo showing the flower with reflexed corolla
lobes after it has been opened (by probing birds). The
coiled upper part of the filaments, previously in the
upper part of the bud, act as a spring that cause the
explosive openning of the flower. Photos by Del Wiens.
Aetanthus
Aetanthus dichotomus
Beautiful red and yellow flowers. Tungurahua, above Baos,
Ecuador. 1984. Photo by Job Kuijt.
Flowering shoot. Cordillera de Huaracayo, east of Cordillera del
Cndor and Ro Coangos. Ridge east of Shuar village
of Tinkimints; Morona-Santiago, Limn Indanza,
Ecuador. David Neill, P. Berry, J. Manzanares & L.
Jost no 13062. From TROPICOS database at MO.
Aetanthus mutisii
Flowers, Colombia. Photo by A. Gentry (no. 34712). Link goes
to TROPICOS database at MO.
Flowers. From the InfoJardin web site.
Flowers and fruits. Link goes to Flora Illustrada del Pramo de
Chingaza, Colombia.
Flowering shoots. Mistletoe parasitic on Quercus. Photos by
Lorena Hernandez. Link goes to Flickr.
Aetanthus nodosus
Habit of plant. Andean Ecuador. Photo by D. Wiens, March
1965.
Close-up of flower. Flower on left is Aetanthus nodosus. It is
compared with Tristerix longebracteatus (two flowers
on the right). Ecuador. Photo by D. Wiens, Mar. 1965.
Inflorescences. Ecuador. From the Neotropical Live Plant
Photos site. Photo ID 11766. Photo by Robin Foster
Flowers. Ecuador. As above. Photo ID 11767. Photo by Robin
Foster.
Flowering shoots. Per. From the Neotropical Live Plant Photos
site. Photo ID 16065. Photo by Robin Foster.
Flowering shoots. Rio Blanco Huancabamba, Piura, Peru.
Photo by Mauricio Ugarte-Lewis.
Fruits. Photo by Morten Ross. Link goes to Flickr.
Flowering plant completely covering the host! Ecuador. Photo
by Andreas Kay. Link goes to Flickr.
Agelanthus - See also Polhill & Wiens (1998) p. 137-182 for
many beautiful photos!
Agelanthus djurensis
Flowering shoots. Gabon. A. Gentry (no. 33124). Link goes to
TROPICOS database at MO.
Agelanthus lugardii
Flowering shoot. Sebele, 10 km N of Gaberone, Botswana
Photo by Darrel Plowes. From the Flora of Zimbabwe
web pages.
Agelanthus natalitius
Habit of mistletoe, flowers, and flower close-up. These flowers
have red coloration at the corolla tips. Greater Santa
Lucia Wetland Park, South Africa. Dune forest and
stabilized dune. Link goes to SOPHY by P. de Ruffray,
H. Brisse and G. Grandjouan.
Flowers with yellow coloration at the corolla tips. Link goes to
JSTOR.
Agelanthus nyasicus
Flowering shoot and close-up of flower. Tanzania, Pungaluma
Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee
Estate factory in miombo woodland. Photo 27 Jan. 2008
by C. Davidson (coll. Roy Gereau 7039). From
FloraoftheWorld.org.
Flowers. Possibly this species. Tanzania highlands, Mafinga
area. January 1986. Photo by D. Wiens.
Agelanthus pungu
Flowering shoots and closer view of flowers. 6 km W of
Mutare and S of Gweru, respectively, Zimbabwe.
Photos by Darrel Plowes. From the Flora of Zimbabwe
web pages.
Agelanthus prunifolius
Flowering shoots. A beautiful mistletoe parasitic on Rhus.
Webb farm, Kleinemond, South Africa. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent.
Agelanthus schweinfurthii
Flowering shoot. Nuba Mountains, Sudan. Photo by L. J.
Musselman.
Agelanthus subulatus
Flowering shoot. S of Ngundu Halt, 100 km S of Masvingo.
web pages.
Agelanthus zizyphifolius
Flowering shoot. Photo by R. A. Howard (see Plant Image
Collection, Smithsonian Inst.)
Alepis
Alepis flavida
Photo. The "yellow beech mistletoe," parasitic on Nothofagus.
New Zealand. Photo by David Norton.
Habit of the mistletoe, plant in flower, plant in fruit. Photos
from Mistletoe Reproductive Biology web pages,
University of Canterbury, by Dave Kelly.
Plant in flower. along Rainbow walk at Wilderness Lodge,
Arthur'a Pass, South Island, New Zealand. Photo by
DigPeter. Link goes to Flickr.
Photos. Many nice photos of flowers. New Zealand. Photos by
Alastair Robertson. Link goes to Picasa web albums.
Amyema
Amyema acuta
Leafy shoot, flower buds, and open flowers. Mt. Ubog, at the
ridge divide between Maconacon and Cabagan, Luzon,
Cagayan Region, Isabela Province. 892 masl. Photo
March 2010 by Ulysses Ferreras.
Amyema cf. acuta
Flowering and vegetative shoots. Loco dicto Lataan,
Nagtipunan municip., Quirino prov., Luzon Island,
Philippines. Ca. 161020.5N, 12144.23 E. Photo
by Nestor A. Bartolome.
Habit of mistletoe in host (Knema glomerata), leaves, young
inflorescence in axil, young inflorescence, closer view
of inflorescence with ruler. Philippine Eagle Centre,
Malagos, Bagulo District, Davao City, Mindanao,
Philippines. Photos by D. L. Nickrent May 2010.
Amyema artensis
Close-up of inflorescence. Morobe District, Finschhafen
Subdistrict, Papua New Guinea. In village of Sisi. 2311
ft (704 m) elev. Parasitic on Syzygium. Photo. by D. L.
Nickrent.
Photos. A series of photos and descriptions (in French). For a
Google translation of the page to English, go HERE.
Link goes to Endemia.nc.
Amyema beccarii
Flowering plant and and close-up of young flower apex.
Parasitic on Syzygium cuminii in a mango orchard at
Iba, Zambales, Luzon Island, Phillipines. Photo April
2009 by Ulysses Ferreras.
Leafy and flowering shoot and flowers close up. Mt. Pinalinaw,
Cabagan, Isabela Province, in Northern Sierra Madre
National Park at 770 masl. Photo March 2010 by
Ulysses Ferreras. The sessile inflorescence in this
species is distinctive because it is sunken into the stem
cortex. There is no peduncle, only rays (pedicels) of
the individual flowers. The flowers are grouped into 2-
or 3-flowered triads but all arise from the stem in close
proximity. This specimen differs from the description in
Barlow (1992) in that its filaments are quite long,
longer than the anthers.
Photos Link goes to PhytoImages.
Amyema benthamii
Photo. From Australian Mistletoes by Bryan Barlow.
Amyema bifurcata
Flowering plant, parasitic on Eucalyptus, Queensland, Australia.
Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Flowering shoot and fruits. From Australian Mistletoes by
Bryan Barlow.
Photos. Link goes to North Queensland Plants by Roger Fryer
and Jill Newland.
Photos. Link goes to Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants.
Amyema biniflora
and Jill Newland.
Autoparasitic seedlings. Queensland, Australia. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent.
Three leaves of the mistletoe (left) compared with two leaves of
the host Eucalyptus (right) demonstrating mimicry.
Queensland, Australia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Flowering shoot. From Australian Mistletoes by Bryan Barlow.
Amyema cambagei
Mistletoe parasitic on Casuarina. This species is such a good
mimic it is often difficult to see in the host tree!
Inflorescence. Queensland, Australia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Amyema cauliflora
Photos of plant from Calabarzon Region, Romblan Province,
San Fernando Municipality, Sibuyan Island Philippines.
This species has bracts at the base of the inflorescence
which is composed of only three (and occasionally 4?)
sessile flowers in a triad. Link goes to PhytoImages.
Amyema celebica
Leaves in quaternate arrangement, leaves showing bifacial
condition, inflorescences arising from stem
(cauliflorous), runner with floral and vegetative
inovations, closer view of flowers, flowers in axillary
position, closer view of inflorescence. Note the nearly
sessile central flower. Mapawa, Compostella Valley
Province, Mindanao. Photos by D. L. Nickrent May
2010.
Amyema cf. celebica
Inflorescence. Note that all flowers of the triad are pedicellate
and the sharply pointed apex of the flower buds.
Cuernos de Negros, Negros Oriental Province, Negros
Island, Philippines. 9.2500 N, 123.1833 E. Photo by
Leonard Co.
Amyema congener
Inflorescence and another inflorescence. Queensland, Australia.
and Jill Newland.
Photos, ssp. congener. Link goes to Australian Tropical
Rainforest Plants.
Photos ssp. divergens. Link goes to Australian Tropical
Rainforest Plants.
Amyema conspicua
Plant with flower buds, and flowers open. (DLN 2814).
Parasitic on Flindersia acuminata. Lake Eacham, at
concession/beach area, Queensland, Australia. Photo by
Dan Nickrent.
Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Amyema cuernosensis
Photos. Negros, Philippines. Link goes to PhytoImages.
Amyema dilatipes
Photo1 and closer view, taken on Mt. Kergomia in 1971. From
an unidentified slide archived at the LAE herbarium,
Papua New Guinea.
Amyema dolichopoda
Amyema fasciculata
Shoot with ternate leaves. Flowering shoot and close-up of
flower apex. Mistletoe parasitic on Bischofia javanica.
Mt. Silanganan, Bataan, Luzon Island, Philippines. The
simple umbel of four flowers, sometimes arising from
the internodes, dilated nodes, tomentose floral parts,
and four-merous corolla. Danser (1935) and Barlow
(1992) give the flower color as red or yellow below and
green above, but those shown here are clearly orange.
Information same as above. Photos December 2009 by
Ulysses Ferreras.
Photos from PhytoImages.
Amyema finisterrae
Shoot showing the single flowered inflorescence. Gumi logging
area, Papua New Guinea. Photo by D. L. Nickrent
(DLN 4493).
Flowering shoot. Along road to Oiwa, Papua New Guinea. Note
the distinctly bifacial leaves, whitish beneath and glossy
green above. Photo by Dan Nickrent (DLN 4497).
Habit of plant in host tree, haustorial attachment to host branch,
and flower close-up. Island of New Guinea, West
Papua region, southern Baliem valley near Kilise, ca.
1600 m elevation. Photos by Christoph Neinhuis.
Amyema fitzgeraldii
Habit of mistletoe and flowering branches. Queensland,
Australia. Photos by Gerhard Glatzel.
and Jill Newland.
Photos. Flowers (excellent!). Western Australia. Photos by
Kevin Thiele. Link goes to Flickr.
Amyema friesiana
Very robust fruiting plant collected from Homalanthus
(Euphorbiceae), being held by Timbi Pop. Morobe
District. Along road to Gumi. 5361 ft (1633 m) elev.
Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Immature inflorescence. Morobe District. Gumi logging area.
5849 ft (1782 m) elev. Parasitic on Meliaceae. Photo by
D. L. Nickrent.
and Jill Newland.
Amyema gaudichaudii
and Jill Newland.
Amyema gibberula
Photo. West MacDonnell National Park, Central Australia.
Photo by Michael and Karen. Link goes to Flickr.
Habit of mistletoe and flower. From Australian Mistletoes by
Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Amyema glabra
and Jill Newland.
Amyema haenkeana
Amyema herbertiana
and Jill Newland.
Amyema hilliana
and Jill Newland.
Amyema incarnatiflora
Inflorescence. Sierra Madre Mountain Range, alt. 1075 m,
Cagayan province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Voucher
5576 and photo by Leonardo L. Co.
Inflorescence. Parasitic on Hopea. Ridge on Mt. Pagsanghan,
along Dicatayan River, Brgy. Reina Mercedes,
Municipality of Maconacon, Isabela Province, in the
Northern Sierra Madre National Park, 452 masl. Photo
March 2010 by Ulysses Ferreras.
Inflorescence. These flowers are more scarlet than the above.
Cotobato region, Philippines. Photo by Ulysses
Ferreras.
Amyema linophylla
Habit of plant and flowers. From Australian Mistletoes by
Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Amyema lucasii
and Jill Newland.
Amyema mackayensis
Mistletoe parasitic on Avicennia marina. Queensland, Australia.
Vegetative plant showing round leaves. Parasitic on Avicennia
marina. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard
Glatzel.
Habit of plant with flower buds. From Australian Mistletoes by
Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Amyema maidenii
Habit of plant and flowering shoot. From Australian Mistletoes
by Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Photos. Flowers. Western Australia. Photos by Michael J.
Barritt. Link goes to Flickr.
Amyema melaleucae
Habit of plant, flowering shoot and fruits. From Australian
Mistletoes by Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Amyema miquelii
Close-up of flowers. Queensland, Australia. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent.
and Jill Newland.
Amyema miraculosa
Photo. New South Wales, Australia. Photo by Jardin Lautaret
(Station Alpine Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France). Link
goes to Flickr.
Habit of plant, flowering shoot1 and 2 of ssp. boormanii. From
Australian Mistletoes by Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Amyema nestor
Photos. Flowering shoot, flowers (excellent!). Western
Australia. Photos by Kevin Thiele. Link goes to
Flickr.
Amyema pendula
The famous loranthologist, Dr. Bryan Barlow, showing the size
of the mistletoe infection. Tidbinbilla N. R., ACT,
Australia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Massive infection. Tidbinbilla N. R., ACT, Australia. Photo by
D. L. Nickrent.
Flowers. Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Section through the stem of the mistletoe. Eastern Australia.
Photo by David W. Watson.
Photos. Flowering shoots. Urrbrae, Adelaide, Australia. Photos
by Ian Riley. Link goes to Flickr.
Habit of plant, flowering shoot From Australian Mistletoes by
Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Amyema plicatula
Amyema preissii
Fruiting plant on Acacia. Western Australia. Photo by Gerhard
Glatzel.
Habit of plant and fruits. From Australian Mistletoes by Bryan
Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Amyema quandong
Photos. Many photos of the mistletoe. Goulburn River National
Park, New South Wales. Photo by Tony from Sydney.
Link goes to Flickr.
Habit of plant, flowering shoot From Australian Mistletoes by
Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Amyema quaternifolia
Habit of mistletoe and Close-up of flowers. Queensland,
Australia. Photos by Gerhard Glatzel.
Photo of flowers. From Australian Mistletoes by Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Amyema queenslandica
Inflorescence. Plant parasitic on Cryptocarya (Lauraceae).
Gumi logging area, Morobe District, Papua New
Guinea. 6000 ft (1828 m) elev. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent.
Infructescence - an umbel of triads. Queensland, Australia.
Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Amyema rigidiflora
Inflorescence. W of Wagau Village, Morobe District, Papua
New Guinea. 4452 ft (1356 m) elev. Parasitic on
Castanopsis. Photo. by D. L. Nickrent.
Fruiting shoots. Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
Photo by G. Glatzel August 2005.
Fruits showing ants tending aphids. Kavieng, New Ireland,
Papua New Guinea. Photo by G. Glatzel August 2005.
Close-up of fruits. Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
Photo by G. Glatzel August 2005.
Photos by Ulysses Ferreras of plant from Solomon Islands (a
range extension). Link goes to PhytoImages.
Amyema sanguinea
Plant parasitic by means of massive haustoria on Eucalyptus.
Flowers and close-up. Croydon, Queensland, Australia. Photo
by Gerhard Glatzel.
Photo. Parasitic on Corymbia. Northern Territory, Timber
Creek, a small settlement on the Victoria Highway 150
km from W.A. border. Photo by Tony from Sydney.
and Jill Newland.
Amyema scandens
Mistletoe showing umbellate inflorescence arising from the
epicortical stem. New Caledonia. Photo by Lytton J.
Musselman.
Mistletoe with young inflorescences. Note size of haustorial
connections. New Caledonia. Photo by Lytton J.
Musselman.
Inflorescences and detached plant. Dzumac, New Caledonia.
Photos by Sarah Mathews.
Inflorescence. Parc Provincial de la Riviere Bleue, New
Caledonia. Photo 22 Nov. 2007 by C. Davidson (coll. J.
Munzinger 4909). From FloraoftheWorld.org.
Amyema seemeniana.
Flowering shoots and close-up of flowers. Morobe District, Lae,
UNITECH campus, Papua New Guinea. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent (DLN 4463).
Bryan Barlow.
Amyema seriata
Haustorial attachment to host branch, leaves, inflorescence and
young fruits, inflorescence with ruler, inflorescence and
flower buds, closer view of inflorescence, young fruits
with calyculus collar, young fruits with perianth
remnants. Mapawa, Compostella Valley Province,
Mindanao. Photos by D. L. Nickrent May 2010.
Flowering shoot with leaves, hand for scale, close-up of
flowers. Possibly this species. Parasitic on Oreocnide
(Villebrunea) rubescens (Urticaceae) at 1,187 m,
Aspac, Tablu Barangay, Tampakan Municipality, South
Cotabato Province, Southern Mindanao Region,
Philippines. Photo October 2009 by Ulysses Ferreras.
Amyema squarrosa
Fruiting shoots and close-up of fruits. Kavieng, New Ireland,
Papua New Guinea. Photo by G. Glatzel August 2005.
Amyema urdanetensis
Inflorescence and young fruits. Mt. Hamiguitan, Davao Oriental
Province, Mindanao Island, Philippines. 6.7333 N,
126.1833 E.. Photo by Leonard Co.
Photos. Mt. Hamiguitan, Davao Oriental Province, Mindanao
Island, Philippines. Photo by David Tees and Melanie
Schori. Link goes to Flickr.
Amyema villiflora
Flowering shoot1 and 2 of plant and fruits of ssp. tomentilla.
From Australian Mistletoes by Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Photos ssp tomentilla. Link goes to Australian Tropical
Rainforest Plants.
Photos ssp. villiflora. Link goes to Australian Tropical
Rainforest Plants.
Amyema whitei
and Jill Newland.
Amyema wichmannii ssp. pura
Inflorescence. Note the sessile central flower of the triad and
the presence of six rays in the umbel. Near Keglsugl,
Papua New Guinea. Photo 2006 by Mark and Peggy
Faucher.
Amyema species
Flowering shoot (note decussate leaves), closer view of young
inflorescence, fruiting axil (note verticillate leaves),
closer view of fruits. Philippines. Photos by Ulysses
Ferreras.
Amylotheca
Amylotheca dictyophleba
Habit, flowers and haustoria. Queensland, Australia. Photos by
Gerhard Glatzel.
Inflorescences and fruit. Queensland, Australia. City of
Atherton. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Flowers. Link goes to the Australian National Botanic Garden
Photo Collection.
Photos. Mistletoe in flower and fruit. New South Wales,
Australia. Photos by Bellingen1. Link goes to Flickr.
Photos. Flowers and fruits. Mistletoe on coastal trees at
Manning Point,near Harrington, Australia. Photo by
Black Diamond Images. Link goes to Flickr.
Flowering shoot, fruits and germinating seed. From Australian
Amylotheca duthieana
Flowers being visited by a spiderhunter bird,
Arachnothera. From Australian Mistletoes by Bryan
Barlow.
Amylotheca insularum
Flowering shoot and flowering shoots on press. Photos by R. A.
Howard (see Plant Image Collection, Smithsonian Inst.)
Amylotheca subumbellata
Mistletoe parasitic on Rhodamnia trineura (Myrtaceae). Paluma
Range just north of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Photo by Greg Calvert.
and Jill Newland.
Atkinsonia
Atkinsonia ligustrina
Habit of plant, close-up of leaves, inflorescence, flowers,
flowers close-up. Note the flower color changes from
yellow to orange to nearly red as they mature. Blue
Mountains National Park (near Woodford). Photo by
David Watson.
and Jill Newland.
Herbarium sheet from MO showing plant in fruit. Blue Mts.,
Australia. Photo by D. Nickrent
Bakerella
Bakerella clavata
Flowers. Madagascar. A. Gentry (no. 11616). Link goes to
Flowering plant. Alekamisy, Madagascar. Photo by Kazuo
Yamasaki (see his image gallery HERE).
Flowering shoot and flower close-up. Prov Fianar Ranomafana
National Park, Madagascar. Photo 10 Jan. 2006 by C.
Davidson (coll. R. Ranaivojaona 1295). From
FloraoftheWorld.org.
Flowering shoot. Alaotra Mangoro, Moramanga, Lakato,
village Manasamena, Toamasina, Alaotra-Mangoro,
Madagascar. L. Rasoarivety, F. Galy, Celestin &
Zavason no. 432. From TROPICOS database at MO.
Bakerella clavata var. amplifolia
Habit of vegetative plant and leaves. Tongoalahy BL,
Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar. Photo by M. Irwin Nov.
2005.
Connection showing epicortical roots, haustorial connection and
closer view of epicortical roots Tongoalahy BL,
Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar. Photo by M. Irwin Nov.
2005.
Habit of plant in host tree, flowering shoot, inflorescence and
open flower. Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.
Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
Fruits with ant. Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.
Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
Bakerella clavata var. lenticellata
Flowering shoot, flowers, and flowers, closer up. Tongoalahy
BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar. Photo by M. Irwin Nov.
2005.
Bakerella clavata var. tsaratanensis
Inflorescence and open flowers. SAVA, Andapa,
Ambodivohitra, Antsiranana, Madagascar. Charles
Rakotovao & et al. no. 2683. From TROPICOS
database at MO.
Bakerella grisea
Flower. Vatomandry, Ambalambe, Sahanionaka, Toamasina,
Alaotra-Mangoro, Madagascar. A. Razanatsima no.
241. From TROPICOS database at MO.
Bakerella hoyifolia var. hoyifolia
Flowering shoots. Manalo, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar. Photo by
M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
Flowers. Manalo, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar. Photo by M. Irwin
Nov. 2005.
Habit of plant and flowers. Sud-Est, Farafangana, Mahabo
Mananivo, Nosiala, Agnalazaha, Fianarantsoa,
Madagascar. Nivo Rakotoarivelo & Ph. Tamaizafy no.
Bakerella hoyifolia var. parkeri
Flowering shoot and closer view of flowers. Sava, Andapa,
Doany, Andranomololo, Antsiranana, Madagascar.
Charles Rakotovao & et al. no. 3088. From
Bakerella poissonii ssp. poissonii
Collected specimen, flowering shoot, open flowers. Tongoalahy
BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar. Photo by M. Irwin Nov.
2005.
Flowers. Tular II, Basibasy, Satramalandy, Amontomanarivo,
Toliara, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar. Herisoa
Manjakahery no. 297. From TROPICOS database at
MO.
Bakerella viguieri var. marojejensis
Fruiting shoot. Sava, Andapa, Doany, Anjialavahely,
Antsiranana, Madagascar. Charles Rakotovao & et al.
no. 2965. From TROPICOS database at MO.
Bakerella sp.
Flower. Toliara, Anosy, Madagascar. Tefy Andriamihajarivo &
F. Rakotoarivony no. 1199. From TROPICOS database
at MO.
Bakerella sp.
Plant. Madagascar. A. Gentry (no. 52315). Link goes to
Bakerella sp.
Inflorescence. Given as "aff. clavata" but flower color is not
typical. Reserve Naturelle de Marojejy; along the trail
to the summit of Marojejy Est, NW of Mandena. James
S. Miller & P.P. Lowry II no. 3901. From TROPICOS
database at MO.
Bakerella sp.
Whole plant in hand. Madagascar. Photo by D. Wiens.
Bakerella sp.
Flowers. Madagascar. Photo by D. Wiens.
Baratranthus (= Barathranthus)
Baratranthus axanthus
Flowering shoot. Note tiny unisexual flowers arising from a
cushion-like inflorescence. Parasitic on Pleiocarpidia
capituligera (Rubiaceae). Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by
D. L. Nickrent.
Benthamina
Benthamina alyxifolia
Habit of the mistletoe in the host tree. Mt. Glorious, near
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard
Glatzel.
Closer view of the mistletoe with flower buds. Same as above.
Close-up of the flower. Same as above.
A series of excellent photos. Boorganna Nature Reserve, New
South Wales. Photos by Black Diamond. Link goes to
Flickr.
Berhautia
Berhautia senegalensis
Flowering shoots. Gambia, vicinity of Bureng. Photo by
Michael Jones (Newman College, Birmingham, UK).
Cecarria
Cecarria obtusifolia
Habit of plant in flower. TR14 parish of Kestevene, Leo Creek
Road, Cape York, Queensland, Australia. 420 m elev.
27-Nov -1991. Photo by Bruce Gray [B. Gray 5354].
Close-up of flowers from above image. Photo by Bruce Gray.
Cladocolea
Cladocolea glauca
Photo of type specimen (herbarium sheet; Arsene 1749). Link
goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
Cladocolea loniceroides
Photos and text of this species becoming a problem in urban
areas of Mexico. From web page Direccin de
Reforestacin Urbana, Parques y Ciclovas. Google
translation HERE.
Cladocolea micrantha
Branch with young fruits. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke
DFID/INPAR, Brazil. Used with permission from Mike
Hopkins.
Close-up of leaves. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke
Hopkins.
Flowers. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke DFID/INPAR, Brazil.
Used with permission from Mike Hopkins.
Cladocolea pringlei
Photo of type specimen (herbarium sheet; Pringle 4697). Link
Cladocolea sp.
Plant with pink fruits. Ecuador. From the Neotropical Live
Plant Photos site. Photo ID 20369. Photo by Heike
Betz.
Cyne (including Tetradyas)
Cyne banahaensis (not C. capitulifera as originally identified)
Herbarium specimen of plant from the Philippines. Photo by D.
L. Nickrent.
Same as above, close-up of inflorescence. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent.
Cyne sp.
1, 2, and 3 views of fruits. Palaui Island, Cagayan Province,
Philippines. 18.5500 N, 122.1333 N. Photos by Ulysses
F. Ferreras.
Dactyliophora
Dactyliophora novae-guineae
Herbarium specimen of plant from New Guinea. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent.
Same as above, close-up of inflorescences. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent.
Photo of inflorescence and fruits. Queensland. Photos by Bernie
Hyland. From Australian Mistletoes by Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Decaisnina
Decaisnina angustata
Flowering shoot1 and 2. Link goes to Australian Mistletoes by
Bryan Barlow.
Decaisnina brittenii
Flower buds and fruits (note white stripes). South of Mareeba,
Flowers. Queensland, Australia. North of Tolga along the
Kennedy Highway, on N side of the Rocky Creek.
Parasitic on Lophostemon suaveolens. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent.
Flowering shoot1 and 2 and fruits. Link goes to Australian
and Jill Newland.
Decaisnina congesta
Mistletoe. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Flowering shoots. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard
Glatzel.
Flowering shoot. Link goes to Australian Mistletoes by Bryan
Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Decaisnina cumingii
Leaves, young inflorescence, fruits. Mt. Magdiwata, San
Francisco Municipality, Agusan del Sur Province,
Northern Mindanao Region, Philippines. Photo March
Photos. Philippines, Mimaropa Region, Palawan, Apulit Island,
along beach, parasitizing Citrus grandis. Photos by
Ulysses Fererras. Link goes to PhytoImages.
Decaisnina forsteriana
Inflorescence. This species is found in the Solomon Islands,
Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Tahiti and
Marquesas Islands. Photo by Tim Motley.
Inflorescence. From Polynesia. Link goes to Die Pflanzenwelt
Polynesiens. Photo by Warren L. Wagner.
Photos. From Solomon Islands. Link goes to PhytoImages.
Photos by Ulysses Ferreras.
Decaisnina hollrungii
Inflorescences. Morobe District, Finschhafen Subdistrict,
Nanduo Village, Papua New Guinea. 3285 ft (1001 m)
elev. Parasitic on Syzygium. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Habit of plant in host tree and closer view of young
inflorescence. Island of New Guinea, West Papua
region, southern Baliem valley near Syokosimo, ca.
1600 m elevation. Photos by Christoph Neinhuis.
Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Decaisnina signata
Habit of plant, parasitizing Buchanania obovata
(Anacardiaceae). Kakadu National Park, Northern
Territory, Australia. Photo by Greg Calvert.
Close-up of flowers. Same as above. Photo by Greg Calvert.
Inflorescence. Kakadu National Park, Australia. Photo by
Gerhard Glatzel.
Photos. Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Photo by Jaap
Cost Budde. Link goes to Flickr.
Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Decaisnina sumbawensis
Photos. From Palawan and Mindanao, Philippines. Link goes
to PhytoImages. Photos by Ulysses Ferreras.
Decaisnina triflora
Inflorescence and close-up of flowers; mistletoe collected from
downed tree (DLN 4491), Gumi logging area, Papua
New Guinea. Photo by Dan Nickrent.
Barlow.
Decaisnina zollingeri
Habit of Dendrophthoe parasitic on Mangifera indica (mango).
The Decaisnina is epiparasitic upon this other loranth.
Note the Dendrophthoe has scattered, alternate leaves
with long petioles. Makassar, South Sulawesi,
Indonesia. Photo October 2008 by Sybout Porte.
Haustorial connection of Dendrophthoe to host branch (mango,
Mangifera). Same as above. Photo by Sybout Porte.
Flowers and young fruits of Decaisnina. Note the opposite
leaves and short petioles. Same as above. Photo by
Sybout Porte.
Decaisnina sp.
Mistletoe. New Guinea. Photo Feb. 1973 by D. Wiens.
Decaisnina possible species novum
Photo of inflorescence. Mingan, at the boundary between Nueva
Ecija and Aurora provinces, on a mountain ridge at
1,707 masl, Aurora Province, Luzon Island,
Philippines. Photo May 20, 2010 by Ulysses
Ferreras. Link goes to PhytoImages.
Decaisnina sp.
Photos of mistletoe taken in Solomon Islands by Ulysses
Ferreras. Two species are known from these islands, D.
hollrungii and D. forsteriana, but this specimen appears
different than either of these two species. Link goes to
PhytoImages.
Dendropemon
Dendropemon caribaeus
Habit of mistletoe, flower close-up, fruits. Camp Santiago,
Salinas, south-eastern Puerto Rico. Photos from Father
Sanchez's Web Site of West Indian Natural History.
Dendropemon emarginatus
Mistletoe parasitic on Ximenia americana, a root parasite in
Olacaceae! This is an example of hyperparasitism.
Dendropemon haitiensis
Habit of plant with fruits. Photo by R. A. Howard (see Plant
Image Collection, Smithsonian Inst.)
Dendropemon pycnophyllus
Photos. Mistletoe in flower (beautiful, large, pink ones!).
Dominican Republic. Photos by AberratedLeaf
(student in OH). Link goes to Flickr.
Photos. Mistletoe in flower (beautiful, large, pink ones!).
Dominican Republic. Photos by Scott Zona. Link goes
to Flickr.
Dendropemon sp.
Germinating seedling showing the sticky, viscin-covered
endosperm and the bicotyledonary embryo with radicle.
Photo by D. L. Nickrent [DLN 2172].
Close-up of seed showing endosperm and protruding
cotyledons, hypocotyl and radicle. Photo by K.
Robertson [DLN 2172].
Dendrophthoe
Dendrophthoe acacioides
Barlow.
Dendrophthoe cf. carinata
Habit of mistletoe with young growth occurring to the left
(parasitic on Vitex quinata). Inflorescence showing
nearly mature floral buds with capitate ends. Fully open
flowers. Closer view of the flowers showing the
carinate corolla lobes. Flower buds (ca. 4 cm long)
showing the calyculus. This species is recorded in
Danser (1931) only from W Java. Is this the same
species or a new one? Near Environmental Education
Centre (PPLH Puntondo), ca. 70 km south of Makassar,
South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photo by Sybout Porte.
Dendrophthoe clementis
Leaves. Parasitic on Pterocarpus indicus. Pagudpud, Ilocos
Norte, Luzon Island, Philippines. Photo February 9,
Flowering shoot with buds and fully open flowers. Information
as above.
Young fruits. Information as above.
Dendrophthoe curvata
Mistletoe parasitic on Punica granatum. Queensland,
Australia.Photo by D. L. Nickrent [DLN 2787].
Inflorescences and close-up of flowers. Queensland, Australia.
Near Yungaburra, just SW of junction between A-Y 13
and road to Curtain Fig tree. Photo by D. L. Nickrent
[DLN 4446].
Note flowers have a distinctive white bloom. Along Markham
Point Road E of Oomsis, Morobe District. 347 ft (105
m) elev. Photo. by D. L. Nickrent [DLN 4460].
Seeds deposited on host plant ( Tristania or Tristaniopsis,
Myrtaceae) and young seedling. Padang Kerangas
along Lintang trail, Bako National Park, Kuching,
Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent [DLN
4021].
Flowering shoot and fruits. Link goes to Australian Mistletoes
by Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Dendrophthoe falcata
Plant parasitic on Annona squamosa. Sri Lanka. Photo by
Gerhard Glatzel.
Photos. White corolla variant of this species. India. Photos by
Dinesh Valke. Link goes to Flickr.
Photos. A number of excellent photos of the white corolla form
of this species. Link goes to Wikipedia.
Photos. A series (given as D. falcata var. coccinea) from Kas
Mahabaleshwar by Prashant on his Picasa web albums
site.
Dendrophthoe glabrescens
Glatzel.
by Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Dendrophthoe grandifrons
Inflorescences. Peninsular Malaysia. Photo by E. Soepadmo
(Nature Malesiana, 1978, 3:24-31).
Photo. Inflorescence. G. Berinchang, peninsular Malaysia.
Photo by Art Vogel. Link goes to Picasa web albums.
Dendrophthoe homoplastica
Inflorescence. Parasitic on a silver wattle (Acacia holosericea)
on the campus of James Cook University in Townsville,
Queensland, Australia. Photo by Greg Calvert.
Habit on/with Viscum articulatum and flowering shoot. Link
goes to Australian Mistletoes by Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Dendrophthoe ligulata
Flowering shoots, closer view of flowers. Sri Lanka. Photo by
Gerhard Glatzel.
Dendrophthoe longiflora
Red form of flowers close-up. Sri Lanka, Dry Zone. Photo by
Gerhard Glatzel.
Pink form of flowers, photo1, photo2. Sri Lanka, Dry Zone.
Photos by Gerhard Glatzel.
Yellow form, flowering shoot, flowers close-up. Sri Lanka, Dry
Zone. Photos by Gerhard Glatzel.
Dendrophthoe mearnsii
1 and 2 views of flowering shoot. Barangay Mangga,
Penablanca municipality, Cagayan prov., Luzon Island,
Philippines. This is within the Peablanca Protected
Landscape and Seascape (PPLS), a newly established
protected area. 17 37.983 N, 121 51.747 E. Photos by
Leonard Co.
Habit of flowering shoot and inflorescence closer. Barangay
Lapi, jump-off point to Mt. Cetaceo (near Peablanca),
Cagayan Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. 17.7166
N, 121.8833 E. Photos by Leonard Co.
Inflorescence and leaves. Barangay Mangga, Penablanca
municipality, Cagayan prov., Luzon Island, Philippines.
This is within the newly established Peablanca
Protected Landscape and Seascape. 17 37.983 N, 121
51.747 E. Photos by Ulysses F. Ferreras.
Photos. Philippines, Mimaropa Region, Palawan, Apulit Island,
Taytay, along beach, parasitizing unidentified tree
(Sterculiaceae). Photos byUlysses F. Ferreras. Link
goes to PhytoImages.
Dendrophthoe nilgherrensis.
Flowers. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Fruits and haustorial connection. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard
Glatzel.
Dendrophthoe odontocalyx
Flower buds not quite mature. Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua
New Guinea. Photo by G. Glatzel August 2005.
Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Dendrophthoe pelagica
Mistletoe (Wiens 4885) parasitic on Rhizophora. Makay,
Queensland, Australia. Photo by Del Wiens.
Dendrophthoe pentandra
Photos. Parasitic on Syzygium aequem, in Putrajaya Wetlands,
Malaysia. Photos by Kamarundin Mat-Salleh. Link
goes to Flickr.
Photos. Bt Xt, Lo Cai, Vietnam. Photos by Ductrongeb. Link
goes to Flickr.
Flowering shoot and close-up of flowers. Peninsular Malaysia.
Photos by E. Soepadmo (Nature Malesiana, 1978, 3:24-
31).
Flowering shoots. Southern Thailand. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Photos of flowers, fruits, and leaf. Link goes to the
NatureLoveYou web site in Singapore.
Photos. Go to Loranthaceae and click to this species. Link goes
to Plants of Southeast Asia by Ferry Slik.
Ripe fruits. Central Nepal. Photo by Mohan Devkota.
Dendrophthoe recurvata
Mistletoe on host. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard
Glatzel.
Dendrophthoe recurvata. Inflorescence. Queensland, Australia.
Dendrophthoe suborbicularis
Flowering shoots. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Dendrophthoe trigona
Habit of mistletoe, shoot showing trigonous stem, flowers,
fruits. Parasitic on Ficus racemosa. Western Ghats,
India. Photos by R. B. Jadhav.
Flower. From Phansad WLS by Pravin on his Picasa web
albums site HERE.
Dendrophthoe vitellina
Inflorescence. Queensland, Australia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent
[DLN 2793].
Photos. Nice series. Bray Park, Waratah, suburb of Newcastle,
New South Wales. Parasitic on Grey Ironbark,
Eucalyptus paniculata. Tony from Sydney. Link goes
to Flickr.
Habit, flowering shoot and fruits. Link goes to Australian
and Jill Newland.
Desmaria
Desmaria mutabilis
Habit of mistletoe parasitic on Nothofagus sp. Nahuelbuta
National Park, Chile (ca. 100 km S of Concepcion).
Photo by John W. Reynolds.
Same as above - close-up of inflorescence. Photo by John W.
Reynolds.
A yellow flowered form of the species. El Porvenir, Chile. Jan.
1984. Photo by Job Kuijt.
Close-up of the inflorescence. El Porvenir, Chile. Jan. 1984.
Photo by Job Kuijt.
Flowering shoot. Nahuelbuta National Park, Chile, January
2002. Photo by G. Amico.
Close-up of flowers. Nahuelbuta National Park, Chile, January
Flowering shoots parasitic on Nothofagus obliqua showing
haustorial connections and Araucaria in background.
Nahuelbuta National Park, Chile, January 2002. Photo
by G. Amico.
Desmaria mutabilis and Misodendrum puctulatum, both
parasitic on Nothofagus antarctica, showing haustorial
connections. Nahuelbuta National Park, Chile, January
Image1 and image2 of haustorial connections. Nahuelbuta
National Park, Chile, 2004. Photo by G. Glatzel.
Diplatia
Diplatia furcata
Mistletoe parasitic on Melaleuca nervosa (Myrtaceae). Two
large bracts enclosing the inflorescence; the one in the
front was removed to show the flowers. Queensland,
Vegetative shoot, flowering shoot and fruits. Link goes to
and Jill Newland.
Diplatia grandibractea
and Jill Newland.
Diplatia tomentosa
Habit of plant, parasitic on Melaleuca viridiflora. Queensland,
Australia. Abattoir Swamp, off Rex Range Road. Photo
by D. L. Nickrent.
by Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Distrianthes - no photos of living plant
Distrianthes molliflora
Herbarium specimen, collected by K. J. White (NGF 9524),
archived at LAE. Papua New Guinea. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent.
Same specimen as above, close-up of flowers. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent.
Elytranthe
Elytranthe albida
Herbarium specimen of plant from Thailand. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent.
Same as above, close-up of inflorescences. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent.
Painting and drawing from Blume (1851). Note the
inflorescence contains 1-3 decussate pairs of flowers
and each unit is subtended by bracts and bracteoles,
each up to 1.2 cm long. The corolla color is described
by Danser (1931) as "white or yellowish white, or white
with fine bluish points, or red or violet at the tips of the
lobes, or more rarely entirely reddish."
Illustration of E. albida and E. arnottiana. Modified from
Danser (1931).
Emelianthe
Emelianthe panganensis
Flowers. From Voi, Kenya. Photo taken Nov. 1988 by Del
Wiens.
Englerina
Englerina heckmanniana
Photo. Kakamega forest, Kenya. Photo by Serge Aubert. Link
goes to Flickr.
Englerina lecardii
Flowering shoots. Parasitic on Mitragyna inermis. Riverine
forest vegetation along the White Volta river, near
Diare on Tamale - Bolgatanga road, Ghana. From
Virtual Field Herbarium, Department of Plant Sciences,
Oxford. Photo P. Ekpe/NSBP.
Englerina oedostemon
Flowering shoot and inflorescence. Christmas Pass, Mutare.
web pages.
Englerina woodfordioides
Flowering shoot. Photo by R. A. Howard (see Plant Image
Habit of plant, flowering shoots, and fruiting shoot. Lake
Wonchi, Ethiopia. Photo Nov. 2006 by Gerhard
Glatzel.
Flowers. Kenya. The corolla colors of this specimen differ from
the typical condition in the species, but see discussion
of variation in this taxon in Polhill and Wiens (1998).
This is obviously not one of the other species reported
for Kenya. Photo taken Nov. 1988 by Del Wiens.
Plant in fruit from Kenya. Photo taken Jan. 1972 by Del Wiens.
Erianthemum
Erianthemum dregii
Unopened flowers, with pollinating butterfly. Photo taken by
Del Wiens.
Close-up of flower. Kenya. Photo by Del Wiens July 1972.
Haustorial connection, flowering shoot, flowers, fuzzy floral
buds. Kruger National Park, South Africa. Photos
2004 by Gerhard Glatzel.
Flowering shoots, flowers, flowers against sky. Mt. Kenya,
Kenya. Photos January 2006 by Gerhard Glatzel.
Photos of this species from the Chimanimani Mts., Zimbabwe.
Photos by Darrel Plowes. Link goes to the Flora of
Zimbabwe web pages.
Photos. Flowering shoots. Sodwana Bay, Kwazulu Natal.
Photos by Craig Gibbon. Link goes to Flickr.
Erianthemum ngamicum
Anthesis in this species is explosive. At the slightest touch, the
corolla lobes snap open and the filaments coil up
rapidly. This causes the anthers and enclosed pollen to
be flung as far as 20 cm. The mechanism is an
evolutionary adaptation to bird pollination. Photo from
Visser (1981).
Photos of species from Botaswana. Photos by Darrel
Plowes. Link goes to the Flora of Zimbabwe web
pages.
Erianthemum virescens
Photo of species from Base of Njelele Pass, 25km East of
Gokwe, Zimbabwe. Photo by Darrel Plowes. Link
goes to the Flora of Zimbabwe web pages.
Gaiadendron
Gaiadendron punctatum
Habit of plant. Costa Rica. Photo by Gerrit Davidse (no. 24748).
Link goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
Plant in flower. Talamanca Mts., Costa Rica. Photo by Carol
Gracie.
Inflorescence close-up. Ecuador. From the Neotropical Live
Plant Photos site. Photo ID 11761. Photo by Robin
Foster.
Flowering shoots, in hand. Ecuador. From the Neotropical Live
Foster.
Several photos of inflorescences with flower buds and young
fruits: 1, 2, 3. Boyaca: Venta Quemaba, Vereda
Panoguiavieja,Colombia. Photos by Dennis Stevenson
from PlantSystematics.org.
Inflorescence close-up. Costa Rica. Photo by Gerrit Davidse.
Link goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
Inflorescence. Peru. Photo by A. Gentry (no. 23198). Link goes
Inflorescence. Colombia. Photo by A. Gentry (no. 79151). Link
One view of flower and another. Costa Rica. Photo by R. Vidal
Russell.
Habit of plant in fruit. Costa Rica. Photo by R. Vidal Russell.
One, two and three views of the fruits. Costa Rica. Photo by R.
Vidal Russell.
Infructescences. Per. From the Neotropical Live Plant Photos
site. Photo ID 17766 . Photo by Robin Foster.
Infructescence, close-up. Per. From the Neotropical Live Plant
Photos site. Photo ID 17767 . Photo by Robin Foster.
A series of photos from Atrium, biodiversity information
systems.
Globimetula - for more photos, see Polhill & Wiens (1998) p.
209-218
Globimetula braunii
Photos. Flowering shoots. Konda ku Mbuta, in Bas-Congo and
Equateur provinces. Photos by Scamperdale. Link goes
to Flickr.
Globimetula dinklagei
Flowering shoots. Gabon. Photo by Jan Wieringa.
Close-up of flowers. Gabon. Photo by Jan Wieringa.
Globimetula mweroensis
Inflorescences and flower buds. Cleveland Dam, Zimbabwe.
Photo by Bart Wursten. From the Flora of Zimbabwe
web pages.
Helicanthes
Helicanthes elastica
Habit, host stem showing mistletoe spreading by epicortical
roots, and flowers. Parasitic on Syzygium cumini. Note
the flowers appear to be completely sessile, arising
from woody swellings at the nodes. Western Ghats,
India. Photos by R. B. Jadhav.
Photos 1 and 2 of a flowering shoot. Note the wide separation
of the stigma and anthers, thus showing approach
herkogamy. Anshi National Park, Karnataka, India.
Photos by Sachin A. Punekar.
Herbarium specimen, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent.
Helixanthera
Helixanthera cylindrica
Flowering branches. Peninsular Malaysia. Photo by Gerhard
Glatzel.
Inflorescence. Peninsular Malaysia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Helixanthera hookeriana
Close-up of flowers and young fruits. Sri Lanka. Photo by
Gerhard Glatzel.
Helixanthera ligustrina
Habit of plant parasitizing Rhododendron arboreum.
Kathmandu Valley, 1450 m elevation. Photo by Mohan
Devkota, April 1995.
Plant with flowers and fruits. Kathmandu Valley, 1450 m
elevation. Photo by Mohan Devkota, May 1995.
Yellow flowered form. Nepal. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Helixanthera mannii
Mistletoe in full flower. near the town of Saa (ca. 100 km
north of Yaound), Cameroon. Photo taken 28 July
2007 by Antoine Legrand.
Helixanthera parasitica
Close-up of flowers and young fruits. Parasitic on Nephelium
lapaceum (Sapindaceae). Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by
D. L. Nickrent.
Flowering shoot, inflorescences, open flowers, buds, and young
fruits on inflorescences, and close-up of open flower.
Hong Kong. Photo by Shek-Shing Ma.
Photos. T Phin, Sa Pa, Lo Cai, Vietnam. Photo by
Ductrongeb. Link goes to Flickr.
Flowering shoot, inflorescence, and flower close-up. Parasitic
on a lianous Bauhinia in a residual forest, Pagnabuhan,
Municipality of Palauig, Province of Zambales, Luzon
Island, Philippines. Photos April 2009 by Ulysses
Ferreras.
Helixanthera sessiliflora
Flowering shoot. Mt Palali, Quezon municipality, Nueva
Vizcaya Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. 16.4333
N, 121.2166 E. Photo by Leonard Co.
1, 2, 3 views of the inflorescences. Barangay Lapi, jump-off
point to Mt. Cetaceo, Cagayan Province, Luzon Island,
Philippines. 17.7166 N, 121.8833 E. Photo by Leonard
Co.
Fruits. Barangay Catalangan, San Mariano, Isabela prov., Luzon
Island, Philippines. Ca 16 59.761N, 122 07.242E.
Photo by Leonard Co.
Helixanthera wallichiana
Habit of mistletoe in flower. Silent Valley National Park,
Southwestern Ghats, Kerala State, India. Photo by K.
A. Subramanian.
Close-up of the four-merous flowers. Silent Valley National
Park, Southwestern Ghats, Kerala State, India. Photo by
Giby Kuriakose.
Ileostylus
Ileostylus micranthus
Series of excellent photos of a plant being grown in the
University of Canterbury New Zealand glasshouse.
Photos by Pieter Pelser. Link goes to PhytoImages.
Flowering shoots. New Zealand. Photo by David Norton.
Close-up of flowers. Photo from Mistletoe Reproductive
Biology web pages, University of Canterbury, by Dave
Kelly.
Plant in fruit. Photo from Mistletoe Reproductive Biology web
pages, University of Canterbury, by Dave Kelly.
Photo 1 and Photo 2 of young infructescences. New Zealand.
Photo by D. Wiens, Feb. 1973.
Plate 1 of four images from the New Zealand Plant
Conservation Network. A. flowering shoots (Nick
Singers); B. habit of mistletoe, Taiharuru, Kennedy Bay
(John Smith-Dodsworth); C. flowers, Bartons Bush,
Trentham (Jeremy Rolfe); D. close view of flowers,
Taiharuru, Kennedy Bay (John Smith-Dodsworth).
Plate 2 of three images from the New Zealand Plant
Conservation Network. A. inflorescences, Bartons
Bush, Trentham (Jeremy Rolfe); B. closer view of
flowers, Bartons Bush, Trentham (Jeremy Rolfe); C.
fruits, Miranda (John Smith-Dodsworth).
Lampas
Lampas elmeri
Inflorescence. The swollen portion to the left of the flowers is
the primary haustorium connection to the host.
Bagahak, Lahad Datu, northern Borneo, Malaysia.
Photo by J. Dransfield.
Lepeostegeres
Lepeostegeres deciduus
Herbarium sample. Eastern Highlands District, north slopes of
Mt. Michael, 2000 m elev. Collected by L. J. Brass (no.
31146), 22 Aug. 1959.
Herbarium sample, close-up. Near Perosa, 18 miles southwest
of Okapa, 5000 ft. elev. Coll. by Thomas G. Hartley
(no. 13198), 30 Sept. 1964.
Lepeostegeres lancifolius
Large, capitate inflorescence containing flower buds. Sarawak,
Malaysia. Photo by Yii Puan Ching [S72091].
Lepidaria
Lepidaria malaiana
Inflorescence with open flowers. Note the four flowers per
head, the actinomorphic flowers, and the flowers and
bracts that are red and pink. Mt. Kinabalu, Borneo,
Malaysia. Photo by J. Dransfield.
Lepidaria pulchella
Flowering shoots. Note detached capitate inflorescence.
Parasitic on Timonius lasianthoides (Rubiaceae).
Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Lepidaria quadriflora
1, 2, 3, 4 views of inflorescences and infructescence. Mt Santo
Tomas, alt. 2000m, Tuba municipality, Benguet prov.,
Luzon Island, Philippines. 16 20.597 N, 120 33.394 E.
Photo by Leonard Co.
Lepidaria sabaensis
Flowering shoot. Note the 4-flowered head with flowers less
than 50 mm long, leaves with acute tips, and the yellow
corolla with lobes about the same length as the tube.
This species can also have red flowers. Mt. Kinabalu,
Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. Photograph by Hotta
Mitsuru, published in "World of Plants" article by
Mitsuru Hirota (Weekly Asahihyakka, Jan. 22, 1995).
Ligaria
Ligaria cuneifolia
Habit of the mistletoe. An especially robust specimen, growing
on Prosopis alba. Taf del Valle, Tucumn, Argentina.
Photo by Alfredo Grau.
Mistletoe. Prov. Mendoza, Argentina. Photo2 May, 1979 by J.
Kuijt.
Flowering plant parasitic on Prosopis. Near Los Andes, Chile.
March 2003. Photo by G. Amico.
Close-up of flowers. Plant parasitic on Acacia caven. Ovalle,
Chile. March 2003. Photo by G. Amico.
Fruits. Mendoza, Argentina. Photo by G. Amico.
Seedlings. Photo by Wilfredo Gonzles Lozada.
Series of photos of this species. Link goes to Flora Digital RS,
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Loranthus
Loranthus delavayi
Plant in flower. Taiwan. Photo by Jer-Ming Hu.
Loranthus europaeus
Color illustration of the plant. Link goes to site of Prof. Dr. Otto
Wilhelm Thom.
The following photographs of L. europaeus were taken by
Gerhard Glatzel in and around Vienna, Austria. They
show that the plant is actually polygamous, with
populations containing individuals with male, female
and bisexual flowers.
Bisexual Plants. Portion of inflorescence. One view and another
of flowers.
Female Plants. Inflorescence. Flower in side view and face
view.
Male Plants. Inflorescence. Flower in side view and face view.
Fruiting Plants. Plant with immature fruits. Mature fruits.
Loranthus kaoi
Photos. This mistletoe is hyperparasitic on Taxillus
rhododendricolius. Taiwan. Photo by Mingiweng. Link
goes to Flickr.
Loranthus odoratus
Plant in flower; on Quercus semicarpifolia. Paro Valley,
Bhutan. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Plant in fruit. Nepal. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Loxanthera
Loxanthera speciosa
Flowering shoots. Between Bako and Kuching, Sarawak,
Malaysia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Lysiana
Lysiana casuarinae
Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Lysiana exocarpi
Flowers and fruits. Parasitic on Melaleuca sp. (Myrtaceae).
1, 2, 3 nice photos of this species from Victoria, Australia.
Photos by Meredith Cosgrove from
PlantSystematics.org.
Habit, flowering shoot and fruits. Link goes to Australian
and Jill Newland.
Lysiana filifolia
Flowers and fruits. Parasitic on (and mimicing) Casuarina
cunninghamii. Silver Valley Road near Herberton,
and Jill Newland.
Lysiana linearifolia
and Jill Newland.
Lysiana maritima
Glatzel.
Close-up of flowers. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Aaron
Liston.
Flowering shoot1 and flowers. Link goes to Australian
and Jill Newland.
Lysiana murrayi
Haustorial attachment, flowering shoot and young fruit. Link
goes to Australian Mistletoes by Bryan Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Lysiana spathulata
Glatzel.
Flowering shoot, fruit, and seeds germinating on host branch 1
and 2. Link goes to Australian Mistletoes by Bryan
Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Lysiana subfalcata
Shoots of the yellow flowering form. Queensland, Australia.
Flowers of the yellow form. North of Esperance, Australia.
Photo by D. Wiens, Oct. 1972.
Plant with red flowers, also bearing fruits. Pebble Beach, N of
Cairns along Captain Cook Highway, Queensland,
Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Macrosolen
Macrosolen albicaulis
Flowering shoot. Parasitic on Ficus. Sri Lanka. Photo by
Gerhard Glatzel.
Macrosolen avensis
Flowering shoots and closer view of the flowers. Beautiful! Phu
Luang, Thailand. From the Magnolia Thailand web
page.
Macrosolen barlowii
Flowers. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Macrosolen bibracteolatus
Photos. Bn Khoan, Sa Pa, Lo Cai, Vietnam. Photos by
Ductrongeb. Link goes to Flickr.
Macrosolen capitellatus
Habit of plant parasitic on Mangifera indica. Western Ghats,
India. Photo by R. B. Jadhav.
Flowers; another shot closer up. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard
Glatzel.
Macrosolen cochinchinensis. Note variation in flower
morphology in various photos below.
Flowering shoot. Tarutao National Park, Southern Thailand.
Flowering shoot, inflorescence, flowers and young fruits, and
mature fruits. Hong Kong. Photos by Shek-Shing Ma.
Flowering branches. Lake Manguao, Taytay municipality,
Palawan Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. 10.7500
N, 119.5333 E. Photo by Leonard Co.
Photos of flowers, fruits, and leaf. Link goes to the
NatureLoveYou web site in Singapore.
Inflorescence. Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Autoparasitic seedling. Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent.
Macrosolen crassus
Large, bird-pollinated flowers. Parasitic on Calophyllum
nodosum (Guttiferae). Sarawak, MalaysiaFlowers 10
cm long! Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Macrosolen cf. formosus
Inflorescence of large red-orange flowers. As described by
Danser (1931), M. formosus is present on the Malay
peninsula, Sumatra, and Java (not recorded at the time
from Borneo). The flower morphology (corolla length,
abrupt curve above the calyx) suggests this species as
does the flower color: "the corolla is scarlet in different
intensity up to the wings, above this part with a golden-
yellow portion or not, the neck and margins of the lobes
black, the sides of the lobes grayish green, or whitish in
the lower part" (Danser 1931). Borneo, Sarawak,
Malaysia. Photo by Yii Puan Ching [S72080].
Photo. Compare this photo with the above. Mt. Tambuyukon,
Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. Photo by Ravi Mandalam.
From Mt. Kinabalu Borneo.com.
Macrosolen geminatus
Flowers and fruits, close-up of flower, and haustorial
connection to host. Long Island Creek Road, just SW
of Bulolo, Morobe District, Papua New Guinea. 2548 ft
(776 m) elev. Parasitic on Canarium (Burseraceae).
Macrosolen parasiticus
Flowering shoot. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Photo 1 and photo 2 of flowers. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard
Glatzel.
Macrosolen platyphyllus
Close-up of flowers. The "plant of the month" for November,
2004. BKF Forest Herbarium, Thailand. Photo by M.
Poopath (Narathiwat).
Massive flower! Malaysia. Photo by Katsu on this Chinese web
site.
One and a closer view of the flowers. Note the leaf margin has
been damaged from herbivory. Thailand, Nakhon Si
Thammarat province, Na Bon, Nam Tok Yong National
Park, Khao Maen (Williams 1269). Photo by Kyle
Williams.
Fruits, with aphids on the pedicel. Thailand, Nakhon Si
Thammarat province, Na Bon, Nam Tok Yong National
Park, Khao Maen (Williams 1269). Photo by Kyle
Williams.
Macrosolen retusus
Flowering shoot and closer view of flower, fruiting shoot.
Parasitic on Pternandra coerulescens
(Melastomataceae) Bako National Park, Sarawak,
Malaysia (Borneo). Photo by Normunds Prieditis.
Flowering shoot. Possibly this species. Peninsular Malaysia.
Photo by E. Soepadmo (Nature Malesiana, 1978, 3:24-
31).
Macrosolen tricolor
Photos. Vietnam. Photos by Ductrongeb. Link goes to Flickr
Macrosolen sp.
Photo. Viet Nam. Photo by Trung Phung, from the TrekNature
web site.
Macrosolen sp. (cf. M. flammeus, M. nobilis, and M. splendidus)
Habit of the mistletoe in flower. Mulu World Heritage Park,
Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo taken March 2007 by Peter
Maxwell.
Photo1 and photo2 of the mistletoe inflorescence. Mulu World
Heritage Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. Photos taken March
2007 by Eric Hunt.

Moquiniella - for more photos, see Polhill & Wiens (1998) p.
207-208.
Moquiniella rubra
Flowers. Near Worcester, South Africa. Photo by L. J.
Musselman.
Fruit. Namaqualand, S. Africa. Photo Nov. 1988 by D. Wiens.
Muellerina
Muellerina bidwillii
Barlow.
and Jill Newland.
Muellerina celastroides
Flowering shoots. Australia. From the New Zealand Plant
Conservation Network. Photo by Nick Reid.
Photo. Flower of the Coast Mistletoe, foodplant for the Dark
Purple Azure butterfly (Ogyris abrota). Toowoomba,
Australia. Photo Jan 2008 by Steve Petrovich. Link
goes to Flickr.
Habit1 and 2 and flowering shoot. Link goes to Australian
and Jill Newland.
Muellerina eucalyptoides
Flowering shoots.The host plant for the dark-purple Azure
butterfly. Photo from a website on South Australian
butterflies by R. Grund.
Closer view of flowers. Near Zigzag track, Morwell National
Park, Victoria, Australia. Photo by Kennedy Harris.
Habit of the plant on a Eucalyptus blakelyi, attachment to the
host branch, haustorial connections to host, flowers.
Near Mandurama in the central west of NSW,
Australia. Photo by Dave Watson.
Photo. National Barrington Tops Park, Australia. Photo by
Jardin Lautaret (Station Alpine Joseph Fourier,
Grenoble, France). Link goes to Flickr.
Habit, epicortical roots, flowering shoot and fruit. Link goes to
and Jill Newland.
Notanthera
Notanthera heterophylla
Habit of flowering plant with Bombus pollinator. Near Queles
National Forest, Chile. February 2003. Photo by G.
Amico.
Close-up of flowers. Near Queles National Forest, Chile.
February 2003. Photo by G. Amico.
Close-up of flowers. Near Queles National Forest, Chile.
Mistletoe with floral buds. Puyehue, Chile. Photo by D. Wiens,
Dec. 1967.
Close-up of inflorescence. Hualpen, Chile. Jan. 1984. Photo by
Job Kuijt.
Epicortical roots. Hualpen, Chile. Jan. 1984. Photo by Job Kuijt.
Fruits. Concepcin, Chile. 25 April, 1979. Photo by Job Kuijt.
Nuytsia
Nuytsia floribunda
Habit of the Western Australian Christmas Tree - a root
parasite. Western Australia. Photo by Dennis
Stevenson.
Habit of trees in flower. Photo by R. A. Howard (see Plant
Image Collection, Smithsonian Inst.)
Habit of tree. Link goes to the Australian National Botanic
Garden Photo Collection.
Inflorescences. Western Australia. Photo by Del Wiens Jan.
1979.
Inflorescences. Western Australia. Photo by Dennis Stevenson
Flowering branch. Link goes to the Australian National Botanic
Garden Photo Collection.
Close-up of flowers. Western Australia. Photo by Dennis
Stevenson.
Photos. Several good ones of the Western Australian Christmas
tree. Cape Le Grand National Park near Esperance,
Western Australia. Photo by Yurek Kulski. Link goes to
Flickr.
Habit and flowering shoots. Link goes to Australian Mistletoes
by Bryan Barlow.
Oedina
Oedina pendans
Inflorescence. Tanzania. Photo by Del Wiens.
Oliverella
Oliverella rubro-viridis
Flowers. From Flora of Zimbabwe website.
Oncella
Oncella gracilis
Inflorescence. Uluguru Mts. of eastern Tanzania. Photo by
Roger Polhill.
Oncocalyx
Oncocalyx bolusii
Flower. Near Messina (NW of Kruger National Park), South
Africa. Photo taken Nov. 1988 by D. Wiens.
Oncocalyx welwitschii
Habit of plant parasitizing Acacia. Namutoni, Namibia. Photo 2
March 2003 by L. J. Musselman.
Close-up of flowers. Namutoni, Namibia. Photo 2 March 2003
by L. J. Musselman
Oncocalyx cf. ugogensis
Flower buds (the rare red and yellow form). Kenya. Photo July
1972 by D. Wiens .
Oncocalyx ugogensis
Fruits. Kenya. Photo July 1972 by D. Wiens.
Oryctanthus
Oryctanthus alveolatus
Close-up of flowers in a terminal inflorescence. Solimes
(Amazon) River near Manaus, Brazil. Photo by Carol
Gracie.
Plant with terminal inflorescences. Note the flowers are
inclined forward. Ecuador. From the Neotropical Live
Foster.
Plant with inflorescences. Note the flowers are inclined forward,
typical of this species. Per. From the Neotropical Live
Foster.
Oryctanthus cordifolius
Flowering branch. San Jose, Costa Rica. Photo by B. Hammel
(no. 17296). Link goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
Oryctanthus florulentus
Vegetative branch. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke
Hopkins.
Fruits. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke DFID/INPAR, Brazil.
Plant with inflorescences. Per. Note the furfuraceous line
continuing from the stem to along the lower midrib of
the leaf all the way to the apex. Note also the very short
inflorescence peduncle.The fruits of this specimen are
orange as opposed to bright red as shown in the above
specimen from Brazil. From the Neotropical Live Plant
Photos site. Photo ID 22651. Photo by Robin Foster.
Oryctanthus occidentalis
Inflorescences. The inset shows the tiny flowers that are
perpendicular to the axis (not inclined forward), and the
flattened fruits. Parasitic on Persea americana. La
Selva, Costa Rica. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Plant with flowers and fruits on spikes. Panam. From the
Neotropical Live Plant Photos site. Photo ID 26400.
Photo by Robin Foster.
Collected plant. Costa Rica, Punta Arenas: Coto Brus San Vito,
Estacion Biologica Las Cruces. Photo by Josh Der, June
17, 2004.
A series of digital photos showing various parts of the plant
(leaves, inflorescences, haustorial connections, etc.)
Link goes to La Flora Digital de La Selva.
Oryctanthus spicatus
Shoots with flowers and young fruits. Per. Note furfuraceous
lines along stem. From the Neotropical Live Plant
Collected specimen and close-up of inflorescence. Parasitic on
an Annonaceae tree. PILA, Bocas del Toro,
Changuinola, Panama. Alex K. Monro, Dilia
Santamaria & J. Lezcano no. 5991. From TROPICOS
database at MO.
Oryctina
Oryctina piranii
Flowering plant. Goias, Brasil. Link goes to New York
Botanical Garden type image collection
Oryctina subaphylla
Flowering plant. Planalto do Brasil. Link goes to New York
Botanical Garden type image collection.
Panamanthus - no photos of living plant
Panamanthus panamensis
Photograph of type specimen (herbarium sheet, Davidson 431)
[listed as Phrygilanthus panamensis]. Link goes to
Papuanthes - no photos of living plant
Papuanthes albertisii
Herbarium specimen, and close-up of inflorescences. Archived
at LAE, collected by Craven and Schodde (no. 1105),
Morobe District, Papua New Guinea. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent.
Passovia - many species formerly resided in Phthirusa
Passovia podoptera
Figure 10 from Reif (2007). A- general aspect of the individual
(bar = 1 m); B detail of insertion on the host (bar = 2
cm); C detail of the female inflorescence (bar = 1
cm); D detail of the inflorescence (bar = 1
cm). English translation of the thesis available HERE.
Passovia pycnostachya
Close-up of flowers. Sal, French Guiana. Photo by Carol
Gracie.
Passovia pyrifolia
Inflorescence and infructescence. Inset shows the tiny flowers.
Parasitic on Citrus. La Selva, Costa Rica. Photo by D.
L. Nickrent.
Leaves and inflorescences. Los Amigos Conservation Area, Rio
Los Amigos, Madre de Dios, Peru. J.P. Janovec No.
2720. Photo by John Janovec.
View 1 and view 2 of inflorescence / infructescence. Parasitic
on Annona glabra. Salt marsh behind mangroves,
between Laguna de Perlas and Awas, Atlntico Sur,
Nicaragua. W.D. Stevens, O.M. Montiel J. & E. Duarte
M. no. 28651. From TROPICOS database at MO.
Passovia rufa
Flowering branch. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke
Hopkins.
Closer view of inflorescence. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke
Hopkins.
Inflorescence close-up with scale insects. Projeto Flora da
Reserva Ducke DFID/INPAR, Brazil. Used with
permission from Mike Hopkins.
Flower. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke DFID/INPAR, Brazil.
Passovia stelis
Fruiting branch. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke DFID/INPAR,
Brazil. Used with permission from Mike Hopkins.
Fruiting branch. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke DFID/INPAR,
Fruits. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke DFID/INPAR, Brazil.
Flowering branch, inflorescence, flower, flower dissected,
fruiting branch. Barranquilla, Colombia. Photos by
Lorena Romero.
Plant with leaves and flower buds. Brazil. As Phthirusa abdita
(= Phthirusa stelis). From the Neotropical Live Plant
Pedistylis
Pedistylus galpinii.
Beautiful flower from plant growing on Acacia. Kruger
National Park, South Africa. Photo by Marco Bleeker.
Color painting by Marguerite Scott, from "Flowering Plants of
Africa" (1994, Vol. 53, O. A. Leistner editor, National
Botanical Institute).
Peraxilla
Peraxilla colensoi
Flowering shoots. New Zealand. Photo by David Norton.
Flowers being pollinated by Tui bird. Photo by Jenny Ladley,
courtesy of the Mistletoe Reproductive Biology web
site by Dave Kelly, University of Canterbury, New
Zealand.
A series of photos of the Tui feeding on Peraxilla. By Alastair
Robertson on his Picasa web albums page HERE.
Seedling of mistletoe showing holdfast attachment of primary
haustorium to the host. Photo by Dougal Holmes,
courtesy of the Mistletoe Reproductive Biology web
site by Dave Kelly, University of Canterbury, New
Zealand.
Conservation Network. A. Habit of the mistletoe (Brian
Molloy); B. flowers, from west coast, South Island
(Phil Knightbridge); C. closer view of flowers (David
Norton); D. flowers at anthesis (Nick Singers).
Conservation Network. A. close view of flowering
shoot (Brian Molloy); B. flowers (DoC); C. an old
series two dollar bill showing bird pollinating Peraxilla
(G.M. Crowcroft); D. fruiting shoot (Brian Molloy).
Mistletoe on money! This New Zealand old series two dollar
bill shows a bird pollinating a Peraxilla [note the
downward orientation of the flower is incorrect]. Photo
by L. J. Musselman.
Peraxilla tetrapetala
Photos of this species from Canterbury Bealey Track, South
Island, New Zealand. Photos by Pieter Pelser. Link
goes to PhytoImages.
Inflorescences. New Zealand. Photo by Peter Bannister.
Floral buds. New Zealand. Photo by David Norton.
Flowers. A beautiful photo by Dougal Holmes of the flowers at
anthesis, courtesy of the Mistletoe Reproductive
Biology web site by Dave Kelly, University of
Canterbury, New Zealand.
Flower being opened by the bee Leioproctus sp. Photo courtesy
of the Mistletoe Reproductive Biology web site by
Dave Kelly, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
Flower showing the "Chinese lantern" phase of anthesis and
close-up of flower. For more on this topic, see Ladley
and Kelly (1995, Nature, 378: 766). Parasitic on
Nothofagus. Photo taken in New Zealand Feb. 1973 by
Del Wiens.
Conservation Network. A. habit of mistletoe in host tree
(Cathy Jones); B. host tree with band to protect
mistletoe from possoms (Nick Singers); C. Tui bird
pollinating mistletoe flowers (Jenny Ladley); D.
flowering shoots (John Smith-Dodsworth).
Conservation Network. A. flowers (Cathy Jones); B.
flowers (John Smith-Dodsworth); C. flowers (John
Smith-Dodsworth); D. fruit (Nick Singers).
Peristethium
Peristethium archeri
Plant with fruits. The rose red fruits later become blue with a
greyish bloom. See discussion in Kuijt (1975) about
similarity of this species and Struthanthus polystachyus.
Ecuador. From the Neotropical Live Plant Photos site.
Photo ID 8224 by Robin Foster [as Cladocolea
archeri].
Phragmanthera - for more photos, see Polhill & Wiens (1998) p.
246-273
Phragmanthera capitata
Collected specimen with yellow flowers. Bame. Fishing camp,
60 km S of Mayomba, Nyanga, Gabon. Voucher (No.
642) and photo by Walters, Stone, Nzabi and
Boumbou. From TROPICOS database at MO.
Phragmanthera macrosolen
Flowers. Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Phragmanthera regularis
Flowers in "Chinese lantern" phase. Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Photo
by Gerhard Glatzel.
Massive haustorial connection (early woodrose). Lake Tana,
Ethiopia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Mistletoe with hyperparasitic Viscum tuberculatum. Lake Tana,
Ethiopia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Habit of plant on Schinus, Flowers, with hyperparasitic Viscum
tuberculatum, immature fruits. Geneta Mariam,
Ethiopia. Photos January 2006 by Gerhard Glatzel.
Floral buds, open flowers (note coiled filaments), buds and open
flowers, close-up of business end of flower. Bahir Dar,
Ethiopia. Photos January 2006 by Gerhard Glatzel.
Habit of mistletoe, mistletoe being inspected by monkeys. On
Juniperus procera, Mt. Kenya, Kenya. Photos January
2006 by Gerhard Glatzel.
Phragmanthera usuiensis
This species is native to eastern and central Africa, but these
specimens were cultivated on Nerium oleander in the
Botanische Garten der Technischen Universitt
Dresden. Photos 1, 2, 3, 4 by Jan De Laet on
PlantSystematics.org.
Phragmanthera sp.
Fruiting shoots Plant was parasitic on Maytenus senegalesis.
Bilisu F.R. on Tamale-Yendi road; about 1km along the
E. boundary. From Virtual Field Herbarium,
Department of Plant Sciences, Oxford. Photo P.
Ekpe/NSBP.
Phthirusa (including Ixocactus). Some former members of this
genus are now in Passovia
Phthirusa hutchinsoni
Mistletoe in vegetative state - which really resembles a
Christmas cactus, Schlumbergera! W. of Cali,
Colombia. April 1984. Photo by Job Kuijt.
Phthirusa sp. 1
Aerial roots. Los Amigos Conservation Area, Rio Los Amigos,
Madre de Dios, Peru. J.P. Janovec No. 2721. Photo by
John Janovec.
Phthirusa sp. 2
Plant with inflorescences. Ecuador. From the Neotropical Live
Foster.
Plicosepalus
Plicosepalus acaciae
Habit of the mistletoe on the host (Acacia). Negev desert, Israel.
Photo by Thomas Rdl.
Epicortical roots exploring the host. Negev desert, Israel. Photo
by Thomas Rdl.
Woodrose. Negev desert, Israel. Photo by Thomas Rdl.
Flower and fruits. Negev desert, Israel. Photo by Thomas Rdl.
Flower close-up. Israel. Photo 30 Aug. 2007 by Ori Fragman
Sapir, from the TrekNature web site.
Close-up of flowers. Sudan. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
Closer view of the fruiting mistletoe. Negev desert, Israel. Photo
by Thomas Rdl.
Seedlings with holdfasts attaching to host. Negev desert, Israel.
Photo by Thomas Rdl.
Flowering shoots, photos 1 and 2. Takaze River, Simien
Mountains, Ethiopia. Photos 2006 by Gerhard Glatzel.
Plicosepalus amplexicaulis
Flowering shoot. Between Balule and Olifants in the Kruger
National Park, South Africa. Photo by Del Wiens, Oct.
1972.
Plicosepalus curviflorus
Close-up of flowers. Imatong Mountains, Sudan. Loranthaceae.
Photo by L. J. Musselman.
Plicosepalus sp.
Close-up of flower. Africa. Photo by Del Wiens, Sept. 1976.
Psittacanthus
Psittacanthus acinarius
Flowering shoot. Parasitic on Tacaranda and Campsiandra
comoso. Distrito Pedro Camejo; 11 km directly (in a
straight line) east of Paso de San Pablo and ca. 2 km
ENE of Fundo Picachn. Apure, Venezuela. Gerrit
Davidse & Angel C. Gonzlez no. 12858. From
DFID/INPAR, Brazil. Photo (as P. corynocephalus)
used with permission from Mike Hopkins.
Inflorescence. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke DFID/INPAR,
Brazil. Photo (as P. corynocephalus) used with
Fruits. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke DFID/INPAR,
Brazil. Photo (as P. corynocephalus) used with
Photos (as P. corynocephalus) of flowers and vegetative parts
from Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica by Reinaldo
Aguilar. Link goes to Flickr.
Psittacanthus angustifolius
Habit and leaves. Parasitic on Pinus oocarpa. Honduras. Photo
by R. Mathiasen.
Inflorescence and an open flower. Honduras. Photo by R.
Mathiasen.
Fruits. Honduras. Photo by R. Mathiasen.
Psittacanthus auriculatus
Habit of the mistletoe and closer view of flowering shoots. S of
Miahuatlan, Sierra Madre del Sur, Oaxaca, Mexico.
Photos 28 Aug 2001 by Mark Egger.
Psittacanthus biternatus
Habit of mistletoe in flower and seedling attached to host
branch. Alter do Cho, city of Santarem, Par, Brazil.
Photos by Rodrigo F. Fadini from page on Picasa Web.
Habit of mistletoe and flower buds. Not clear whether this is P.
biternatus or not. Kuijt (pers. com.) suggested P.
excrenulatus or P. salvadorensis, but both of these are
from Bahia and floral features don't match. New
species? Gois, Brazil. Photos by Pettojoe (identified as
P. robustus, which it is not). Click HERE to go to his
page on Flickr.
Flowering shoot and another view of flowers. Cavalcante,
Gois, Brasil. Flores e Plantas do Cerrado. Photo by
Joo de Deus Medeiros (identified as P. cinctus). Click
HERE to go to his page on Flickr.
Psittacanthus brasiliensis
Figure 16 from Reif (2007, as P. flavo-viridis). A aspect of the
flowering branch (bar = 5 cm); B detail of the triad
(bar = 2 cm). English translation of the thesis
available HERE.
Psittacanthus calyculatus
One view and another of the mistletoe in the host tree, as well as
the plant with flower buds in hand. Oaxaca, very close
to the Chiapas border on Mexico 190. Photos August
2008 by Christopher Randle.
Host tree being parasitized by the mistletoe and closer view of
the flowers. Common in area near Mazamitla, Jalisco,
Mexico. Photo by Mihai Costea.
Flowering shoots. Patzcuaro, Mexico. W. H. Hodge. From
Habit of mistletoe in host tree and close-up of flower. San
Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Photos by David Tarrant.
Featured as the "Botany Photo of the Day" from the
Univ. British Columbia Botanical Garden.
Psittacanthus cordatus
Flowering shoots and close-up of flower. The falcate leaves
with clasping bases and rounded apices, palmate
venation, glabrous stems, and triads in a terminal
inflorescence all indicate it is this species. Pantanal
region, Mato Grosso do Sur, Brazil. Photo 12 July
2009 by Amanda Boaretto from her Flickr site HERE.
Psittacanthus cucullaris
Plant with flowers. Per. From the Neotropical Live Plant
Habit of plant. Ecuador. Photo by D. Wiens, Mar. 1965.
Flowering shoot, closer view of flowers, and leaf showing
venation. Madre de Dios Region, Peru. Photos by
Daniel Rubn Medina Guzmn.
Dark purple fruits with contrasting red subtending cupular
bracts. Estacion Biologica Madre Selva, Rio Orosa,
Iquitos, Peru. Photo by G. Amico.
Psittacanthus dichrous
Figure 15 from Reif (2007). A general aspect of an individual
(bar = 5 cm); B detail of the inflorescence (bar = 2
cm); C - fruits (bar = 1.5 cm). English translation of the
thesis available HERE.
Photos of the plant in flower from Lenis, Bahia Brazil, by
Mauricio Mercandante. Link goes to Flickr.
Psittacanthus divaricatus
Red and yellow flowered forms of the mistletoe occurring on
the same host. Close-up of red flowers, close-up of
yellow flowers, and inflorescence with fruits. Km 44,
road to Huaraz, Dept. Ancash, Peru. Photo by G.
Amico.
Flowering plant, Peru. Photo by A. Gentry (no. 22523). Link
Habit of mistletoe on host, attachment to host branch, flower
face and flower side view. Tumbes, Peru. Photos by
Eduardo Dios Aleman.
Psittacanthus eucalyptifolius
Flower, fruits, and seedlings attached to host branch. Alter do
Cho, city of Santarem, Par, Brazil. Photos by Rodrigo
F. Fadini from page on Picasa Web.
Psittacanthus gigas
Flowering plant with HUGE leaves! Colombia. Photo by A.
Gentry (no. 59633). Link goes to TROPICOS database
at MO.
Flowering plant, Colombia. Check out the size of the mistletoe
leaves! Photo by A. Gentry (no. 48280). Link goes to
Psittacanthus hamulifer
Flowering plant, Colombia. Photo by A. Gentry (no. 55283).
Habit of same plant. Link goes to TROPICOS database
at MO.
Psittacanthus lamprophyllus
Psittacanthus martinicensis
Fruits. Photo of this Caribbean species by R. A. Howard (see
Plant Image Collection, Smithsonian Inst.)
Psittacanthus mayanus
Flowering shoots. Edo. de Chiapas near Mt. Ovando, Mexico.
Photo by Dennis Stevenon December, 1987.
Psittacanthus minor
Infection in branches, inflorescence and infructescence.
Parasitic on a variety of legume trees; along
Panamerican hwy. between Ciudad Daro and Sebaco,
near Las Tunas, Matagalpa, Nicaragua. W.D. Stevens
& O.M. Montiel J. no. 26627. From TROPICOS
database at MO.
Habit in host tree, flowers. Parasitic on Caesalpinia. Along
Panamerican hwy. between Ciudad Daro and Sebaco,
near Las Tunas, Matagalpa, Nicaragua. W. D. Stevens
et al. no. 27331. From TROPICOS database at MO.
Psittacanthus nodosissimus
Flowering shoots and closer view of flowers. Note the whorled
leaves and the inflorescences of 4 triads arising from
corky, swollen nodes. Alter do Cho, city of Santarem,
Par, Brazil. Photos by Rodrigo F. Fadini from page on
Picasa Web.
Psittacanthus nudus
Flower, infructescence, and fruit. Ca. 18 km S of Zamorano on
road to Salalica, Francisco Morazn, San Antonio de
Oriente, Honduras. J.L. Linares, Eydi Yanina Guerrero
& Vladlen Henrquez no. 13530. From TROPICOS
database at MO.
Psittacanthus oblongifolius
Flowering shoot. Bolivia, La Paz, Sud Yungas. Voucher
(12452) and photograph by James C. Solomon and L.
Escobar. From TROPICOS database at MO.
Flowering shoot and inflorescence. Parasitic on Weinmannia
ovata. Madidi, Tokoake-Chunkani, La Paz, Franz
Tamayo, Bolivia. A. Fuentes, E. Cuevas & R. Cuevas
Psittacanthus palmeri
Inflorescence of flower buds. Parasitic on Bursera fagaroides.
Rosa Amarillo, Jalisco, Mexico. Photo by Mihai
Costea.
Open flower, face view. Parasitic on Bursera fagaroides. Rosa
Amarillo, Jalisco, Mexico. Photo by Mihai Costea. As
stated by Kuijt (2009): "Psittacanthus palmeri,
arguably the most remarkable species in the genus,
exhibits several unique morphological features."
Vegetatively, its stems resemble those of its host
(Bursera) and occur as long and short shoots. It may
flower in the leafless state (not the case on these
photos); a seasonally deciduous nature remains to be
confirmed.
Leafy shoot and removed flower. Parasitic on Bursera
schlechtendalii. Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Nenton.
Mario Vliz & P. Vlasquez no. MV 17868. From
Psittacanthus panamensis (is it this species?)
Flowering shoot and inflorescence. Ridge north of
Campamiento Luchio, Panama (Bocas del Toro). Alex
K. Monro & Steve Cafferty no. 4483. From
Psittacanthus pascoensis
Flowers. Road Quebrada-Alto Lacco, Cusco, Calca, Peru. H.
van der Werff, L. Valenzuela, E. Suclli & A. Carazas
Psittacanthus peculiaris
Flowering shoot and closer view of flowers. Peru. Photos
23419 and 23420a by Heike Betz. Link goes to the
Neotropical Live Plant Photos from the Field Museum
of Natural History, Chicago.
Psittacanthus peronopetalus
Hopkins.
Inflorescence. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke DFID/INPAR,
Psittacanthus pinicola
Habit. Belize. Photo by R. Mathiasen.
Flowers. Belize. Photo by R. Mathiasen.
Fruits. Belize. Photo by R. Mathiasen.
Close-up of flowers. Belize. G. Davidse (no. 37011). Link goes
Psittacanthus plagiophyllus
Habit of mistletoe in flower, fruits and seed being removed from
fruit. Alter do Cho, city of Santarem, Par, Brazil.
Photos by Rodrigo F. Fadini from page on Picasa Web.
Psittacanthus ramiflorus
Flowering shoots. Parasitic on Quercus. Sinaloa, Mexico. Photo
by D. L. Nickrent.
Flowering shoots. Parasitic on Quercus. Below La Capilla del
Texte, Hwy. 40, W Sierra Madre de Occidental,
Sinaloa, Mexico. Photo 5 Sep 1997 by Mark Egger.
Close-up of flowers. As P. kramerii, Costa Rica, San Jose Prov.,
Dist. Dota, Savaegre Hotel. Photo by Mauricio
Bonaficino, June 18, 2004.
Habit of plant in flower and close-up of immature inflorescence.
Caribbean slopes of Cerro Fbrega at foot of 'Falso
Fbrega' in Palo Seco Reserve, Panama (Bocas del
Toro). Alex K. Monro & Steve Cafferty no.
Flowering shoot. Alrededores De Cerro Jefe, Panama. Photo
referer no. 15012 by Carmen Galdames from the STRI
Herbarium.
Mistletoe in flower and closer view of flowers. Valle De Anton,
Panama. Photo referer nos. 25197 and 25198 by
Andrs Hernndez, from the STRI Herbarium.
Psittacanthus rhynchanthus
Inflorescence. Stem parasite on Clusia. 26.5 km E of Juigalpa
on road to La Libertad, Chontales, Nicaragua. W.D.
Stevens & O.M. Montiel J. no. 26757. From
Infructescence. 9.9 km N of Las Sabanas on road to Somoto,
Madriz, Nicaragua. W.D. Stevens & O.M. Montiel J.
Close-up of flower showing stamens. Parasitic on Bursera
simaruba. Along road to San Marcos from Jinotega to
San Rafael del Norte highway, 2 km from highway,
Jinotega, Nicaragua. W.D. Stevens & O.M. Montiel J.
Flowers and fruits. Parasitic on Gliricidia sepium. Along road
to Cuapanear entrance to road to Piedra de Cuapa,
Chontales, Nicaragua. W.D. Stevens & O.M. Montiel J.
Photos of flowers and vegetative parts from Charcos,
Puntarenas, Costa Rica by Reinaldo Aguilar. Link goes
to Flickr.
Flowering shoot and young fruits. Nicaragua. Photos shol4017
and shol4014 by Sune Holt. Link goes to the
Neotropical Live Plant Photos from the Field Museum
of Natural History, Chicago.
Psittacanthus robustus
Tree with parasite and close-up of inflorescences. Venezuela.
Photo by A. Gentry (no. 14522). Link goes to
Figure 18 from Reif (2007). A - individual (arrow) on Vochysia
oppugnata. (bar = 2m); B detail of the inflorescence
available HERE.
Mistletoe on host, flower and flower close-up showing coiled
petals. Bahia, Brazil. Photos by Alex Popovkin (see
his Flickr site HERE).
Flowering shoots. Flores do Cerrado Region in Brazil. Link
goes to Daniel's page on Picasa Web.
Psittacanthus schiedeanus
Habit of plant. Iraz, Costa Rica. Feb. 1966. Photo by Job Kuijt.
Flowers. Volcan Barva, Costa Rica. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Seedling showing the numerous cotyledons. Volcan Barva,
Costa Rica. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Your PPC author holding Psittacanthus schiedeanus which is
parasitic on Drimys winteri. Volcan Barva, Costa Rica.
Photo by S. -C. Hsiao.
Flowering shoot and flowers. Ridge north of Campamiento
Luchio, Bocas del Toro, Panama. Alex K. Monro &
Evelio Alfaro no. 4496. From TROPICOS database at
MO.
Flowering shoot and flowers. PILA. Point 9, ridge above camp,
Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama. Alex K.
Monro, Dilia Santamaria & J. Lezcano no. 6037. From
Psittacanthus sonorae
Photo. Flowers. Isla Danzante, Baja, Mexico. Photo by Ken
Lewis. Link goes to Flickr.
Photo of the mistletoe in flower. From the Center for Sonoran
Desert Studies web page, Arizona-Sonora Desert
Museum HERE.
Psittacanthus ternatus (sp. nov. Kuijt)
Flowering shoots. Per. Note the cluster of three large leaves at
the stem terminus. This species is similar to Aetanthus
triphyllus that has leaves arranged in this manner. From
the Neotropical Live Plant Photos site. Photo ID 15731.
Photo by Robin Foster.
Psittacanthus truncatus
Flowering shoot. Ecuador. Photo by D. Wiens, March 1965.
Flowers, Colombia. Photo by A. Gentry (no. 24445). Link goes
Flowers, Ecuador. Photo by A. Gentry (no. 30886). Link goes to
Psittacanthus zonatus
Flowering shoots with large leaves. Ecuador. Photo by Dennis
Stevenson January 1988.
Psittacanthus sp.
Figure 16 from Reif (2007). C detail of insertion (arrow) on
host (bar = 2 cm); D detail of flowers and fruits (bar =
2.5 cm); E detail of the inflorescence with triads (bar
= 1 cm); F isolated tepals showing point of
attachment of the filament at arrow (bar = 1
This species was identified in Reif (2007) as P.
pluricotyledonarius, but this specimen does not match
in several features, including bud shape and flower
color.
Psittacanthus sp.
Fruiting shoot. Peru. Photo by J. P. Janovec of coll. no. 3266.
Link goes to Atrium.
Psittacanthus sp.
Mistletoe forming a large infection on a tree in Veracruz,
Mexico. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Psittacanthus sp.
View of forest with numerous trees infected with Psittacanthus.
Costa Rica, San Jose Prov., Dist. Dota, San Geraldo, on
road to Savaegre Hotel. Photo by Mauricio Bonaficino,
June 20, 2004.
Pusillanthus
Pusillanthus trichodes. No photos of living plant. Herbarium
specimen from Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago)
HERE.
Scurrula
Scurrula cordifolia
Flowering branch. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Scurrula elata
Flowers and young fruits. Central Nepal, 2000 m elevation.
Photo by Mohan Devkota May 1998.
Habit of mistletoe parasitic on Rhododendron arboreum. Nepal.
Sections through mistletoe haustoria and host branches. Nepal.
Scurrula ferruginea
Flowering shoot and close-up of flowers. Mt Mantalingahan,
western side, Rizal municipality, Palawan prov., Luzon
Island, Philippines. ca. 8 50.48 N, 117 39.62 E. Photo
by Leonard Co.
Scurrula parasitica
Flowering shoots. Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Flowering shoots. Photo by R. A. Howard (see Plant Image
Flowering shoot. Hong Kong. Photo by Shek-Shing Ma.
Young fruits. Hong Kong. Photo by Shek-Shing Ma.
Scurrula pulverulenta
Branch with young fruits. Cultivated in the Botanical Garden
Basel, Switzerland. Photo by H. Schneider. For more,
see the Botanical Image Database.
Same as above, showing leaf pubescence. Photo by H.
Schneider. For more, see the Botanical Image Database.
Scurrula yadoriki (a synonym?).
Close-up of flowers. Motobu-chyou, Okinawa, Japan.
Photograph by Ikehara Naoki, published in "World of
Plants" article by Mitsuru Hirota (Weekly Asahihyakka,
Jan. 22, 1995).
Septulina - for more photos, see Polhill & Wiens (1998) p. 223-
224.
Septulina glauca
Plant in fruit, parasitic on Lycium. Volfontein Farm, South
Africa. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Socratina
Socratina bemarivensis
Fruiting shoot. Ambilobe, Ambakirano, Behefaka, Anjahana,
fort d'Ampivanana, 9 km au Sud de Behefaka,
Antsiranana, Madagascar. Fidy Ratovoson et al. no.
Socratina keraudreniana
Flowering plant. Along the road between Inanavy and
Tongobory southwest of Toliara/Tulear, Madagascar.
Photo by Sonny Larsson, February 2006.
Black and white photo from S. Balle (1964) Les Loranthaces
de Madagascar et des archipels voisins. Adansonia
(nov. ser. Tome IV, Fascicule 1) 4:105-141. Showing
clear elongated vents in the middle of the flowers.
Sogerianthe
Sogerianthe sessiliflora
Haustorial connnection. Morobe District, Finschhafen
Subdistrict, Papua New Guinea. Hills above Nanduo
Village, ca. 0.1 km SW of the village. 3200 ft (975 m)
elev. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Close-up of flower buds. Same location as above. Photo by D.
L. Nickrent.
Sogerianthe sogerensis
Habit of plant. Angapena, E of Aseki, Papua New Guinea. 5460
ft (1664 m). Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Flowers. Same location as above. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Flowers, showing lighter colored phase. Morobe District, Maric
trail, near Wagau Village, Papua New Guinea. 3713 ft
(1131 m) elev. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Spragueanella
Spragueanella rhamnifolia
A mistletoe of eastern Africa, as seen on the cover of Polhill and
Wiens "Mistletoes of Africa". Photo of plant by Don
Kirkup.
Struthanthus
Struthanthus cansjeraefolius
Habit of plant with inflorescences, close-up of petiole and
lateral branches, close-up of flowers, aerial roots and
young inflorescence. Formerly called S. marginatus (a
taxon restricted to Brazil). This name is not in IPNI. La
Savegre, region of La Dota, Costa Rica. Photo by Kevin
Nixon, from PlantSystematics.org
Struthanthus cassythoides
Habit. Belize. Photo at New York Botanical Garden.
Struthanthus interruptus
Flowering shoots. Flowers are tiny but delicately arranged on
the compound, racemose inflorescence. Parasitic on
Ligustrum. UNAM campus, Mexico City. Photo by D.
L. Nickrent.
Struthanthus maricensis
Figure 27 from Reif (2007). A aspect of the fruiting branch
(bar = 2 cm); B detail of the infructescence (bar = 1
Struthanthus orbicularis
Vegetative parts showing twining petioles. Costa Rica. Photo by
D. L. Nickrent.
Plant with inflorescences and fruits. Per. From the Neotropical
Live Plant Photos site. Photo ID 16793 (as Phthirusa
sp., possibly Struthanthus orbicularis). Photo by Robin
Foster.
Habit of twining mistletoe and inflorescence. Hacienda
Veracruz, upriver from ford of Ro Pirre, S to SE of
Cerro La Batea, Chontales, Nicaragua. W.D. Stevens,
I. Coronado G. & O.M. Montiel J. no. 26793. From
Flowering shoot and close-up of flowers. Guayaquil De
Santiago , Veraguas Prov., Panama. Photo referer nos.
29975 and 29976 by Andrs Hernndez from the STRI
Herbarium.
Struthanthus polyrhizus
A series of photographs of this mistetoe from Brazil by Luiz
Menini Neto. Link goes to Neotropical Live Plant
Photos.
Struthanthus staphylinus
Figure 27 from Reif (2007). E detail of the young hamato-
curvadas leaves (bar = 1.0 cm); F detail of the adult
leaves with auriculate base and inflorescence (bar = 1.5
Struthanthus tacanensis
A series of photographs of this mistetoe from Guatemala by
Sune Holt. Link goes to Neotropical Live Plant Photos.
Struthanthus uraguensis
Figure 27 from Reif (2007). D - aspect of a flowering branch
available HERE.
Struthanthus vulgaris
Figure 27 from Reif (2007). G branch with female flowers
(bar = 2.5 cm); H branch with immature fruits (bar =
3 cm). English translation of the thesis
available HERE.
Struthanthus woodsonii
A series of digital photos showing various parts of the plant
(leaves, inflorescences, haustorial connections, etc.)
Link goes to La Flora Digital de La Selva.
Struthanthus sp. 1
Seedlings growing on Trigona villosa, with cotyledons still
partially enveloped by the fruit wall. Sal, French
Guiana. Photo by Carol Gracie.
Struthanthus sp. 2
Imature inflorescence and Leaves and inflorescences. Los
Amigos Conservation Area, Rio Los Amigos, Madre de
Dios, Peru. J.P. Janovec et al. No. 2492 & 2721. Photo
by John Janovec.
Struthanthus sp. 3
Plant with inflorescence. Caribbean slopes of Cerro Fbrega at
foot of 'Falso Fbrega' in Palo Seco Reserve, Panama
(Bocas del Toro). Alex K. Monro & Steve Cafferty
Struthanthus sp. 4
Flowering shoot and flowers close-up. W from Cerro Fbrega
into the Valle del Silencio, Bocas del Toro, Panama.
Alex K. Monro & S. Knapp no. 5287. From
Struthanthus sp. 5
Shoot with flowers and closer view of inflorescence. Parque
Internacional La Amistad, camp 3, Limon, Costa Rica.
S. Knapp & Alex K. Monro no. 9910. From
Struthanthus sp. 6
Shoot with flowers and fruits and flowers close-up. Parasitic on
Zanthoxylum. NE of camp 2, along ride leading to end
of main Fbrega ridge, Bocas del Toro, Panama. Alex
K. Monro & Daniel Santamara no. 5611. From
Struthanthus sp. 7
Plant with inflorescences and close-up. Per. From the
Neotropical Live Plant Photos site. Photo IDs 17677,
17679 (as Phthirusa). Photo by Robin Foster.
Tapinanthus - for more photos, see Polhill & Wiens (1998) p.
183-206
Tapinanthus bangwensis
Habit of mistletoe in host tree. Ghana. Photo by Gerhard
Glatzel.
Inflorescences. Ghana. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Flowering shoots, close-up of flowers, and fruits. Plant
parasitizing Gardenia sp. Bolgatanga Rd. near Diare,
about 20 km from Tamale, Ghana.Open woodland close
the white Volta river. From Virtual Field Herbarium,
Department of Plant Sciences, Oxford. Photo P.
Ekpe/NSBP.
Tapinanthus buchneri
Mistletoe. Bame. Fishing camp, 60 km S of Mayomba, Nyanga,
Gabon. Walters, Stone, Nzabi & Boumbou (No.
643). From TROPICOS database at MO.
Tapinanthus forbesii
Flower buds unopened. Plant parasitizing Acacia. Namutoni,
Namibia. Photo 2 March 2003 by L. J. Musselman.
Flowers open. Plant parasitizing Acacia. Namutoni, Namibia.
Photo 2 March 2003 by L. J. Musselman.
Tapinanthus globiferus
Flowers in bud stage, flowers, fully open. Lake Tana, Ethiopia.
Habit of plant in flower. Near Woldiya, Ethiopia. Photo by
Gerhard Glatzel.
Tapinanthus oleifolius
Flowers. Windhoek, Namibia. Photo 24 Dec. 2002 by Lytton J.
Musselman.
Flowers and fruits. From South Africa and Namibia. Link goes
to SOPHY by H. Brisse.
Flowers. Katombora Islands, Zimbabwe. Photo by Bart
Wursten. From the Flora of Zimbabwe web pages.
Tapinanthus ziziphifolius
Photo. Kakamega forest, Kenya. Photo by Serge Aubert. Link
goes to Flickr.
Tapinanthus sp.
Flowers. Bot. Gard. Witwatersrand, S. Africa. Photo by L. J.
Musselman, Sept. 1999.
Taxillus
Taxillus chinensis
Flowering shoots. Parasitic on Sambucus (Caprifoliaceae).
Sabah, Malaysia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Flowering and fruiting shoots. Mt Silanganan, Bataan National
Park, Morong municipality, Bataan prov., Luzon Island,
Philippines. 17.7000 N, 120.3666 E. Photo by Ulysses
F. Ferreras
Flowers. Barangay Mangga, Penablanca municipality, Cagayan
prov., Luzon Island, Philippines. This is within the
newly formed Peablanca Protected Landscape and
Seascape. 17 37.983 N, 121 51.747 E. Photo by
Leonard Co.
Flower and Fruits. Hong Kong. Photos by Shek-Shing Ma.
Taxillus cuneatus
Flowering branches. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Taxillus delavayi.
Habit and flower close-up. China, Yunnan, Jian Chuan. Photo
by G. Yatskievych (Turland no. 952). Links go to
Taxillus incanus
Close-up of flower. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Taxillus kaempferi
Shoot with flower buds and fruit. Haustorial connection on
sectioned host trunk. Parasitic on Pinus wallichiana,
Bhutan. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Taxillus limprichtii
Photos. Many good photos of this mistletoe at various
developmental stages. Taiwan. Photo by Mingiweng.
Taxillus lonicerifolius
Taxillus liquidambaricolus
Taxillus sclerophyllus
Flowering branches. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Close-up of flowers. Sri Lanka. Photo by Garhard Glatzel.
Taxillus sutchuenensis
Series of photos. Hainan, China by Jin-Wen Chi. Link goes to
PlantPhotoBank.cn.
Taxillus tomentosus
Close-up of extremely tomentose flowers! Sri Lanka. Photo by
Gerhard Glatzel.
Branch with young fruits. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Taxillus tsaii
Photo. Taiwan. Photo by Mutolisp (Psilotum Lin). Link goes to
Flickr.
Branch with young fruits. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Thaumasianthes - no photos of living plant. Extinct?
Thaumasianthes amplifolia
Type specimen. Photo by Leonard Co.
Isotype, US 1072. Photo by Leonard Co.
Isotype with flowers (US10), and close-up of flowers. Photos by
Leonard Co.
Tolypanthus
Tolypanthus gardneri
Inflorescence. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Close-up of flower. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
Young fruits forming within bracts. Sri Lanka. Photo by
Gerhard Glatzel.
Tolypanthus lagenifer
Inflorescence showing cup-like, connate bracts below the
flowers. Ghats, India. Photograph by S. R. Yadav,
published in "World of Plants" article by Mitsuru
Hirota (Weekly Asahihyakka, Jan. 22, 1995).
Flowering shoot. Ahupe Ghat, Murbad, Maharashtra, India.
Link goes to the Flowers of India web page. Photo by
Prashant Awale.
Tolypanthus maclurei
Inflorescence. Hong Kong. From HKWildlife.net web page (as
Elytranthe albida).
Inflorescence. Photo by Chen Binghui. From South China
Botanical Garden Herbarium (IBSC)
Tolypanthus pustulatus
Inflorescence showing the large involucral bracts and candy-
cane striped flowers. Phu Wua Wildlife Sanctuary,
Nongkhai, northeastern Thailand. Photo by R. Pooma.
Trilepidea [extinct] - no photos of living plant
Trilepidea adamsii
Painting by Hetley (1888). This species was endemic to New
Zealand but is now extinct. See excellent paper on this
topic by David Norton (Conservation Biology, 1991,
5:52-57). Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Another painting of the plant. From the New Zealand Plant
Conservation Network.
Drawing of the plant (as Elytranthe adamsii).
Tripodanthus
Tripodanthus acutifolius
Figure 34 from C. Reif (2007). A. Habit of the plant growing as
an amphiphagous parasite (bar = 3 cm). B. Closer view
of the mistletoe stem and epicortical roots growing
downward into the soil at the base of the host tree (bar
= 2 cm). C. Close-up of the flowers (bar = 1 cm).
English translation of the thesis available HERE.
Inflorescence with flower buds. Ollataytambo, Dept. Urubamba,
Peru. Photo by R. Vidal-Russell.
Inflorescence showing dichasium. Ollataytambo, Dept.
Urubamba, Peru. Photo by R. Vidal-Russell.
Young fruits. Ollataytambo, Dept. Urubamba, Peru. Photo by R.
Vidal-Russell.
Flowering shoot. Bolivia, La Paz, Murillo. Photo by James C.
Solomon (5882). Link goes to TROPICOS database at
MO.
Tripodanthus belmirensis
Flowering shoot. Antioquia: Belmira, Finca El Pramo,
Colombia (the type locality). Photo by Francisco J.
Roldn.
Shoot showing inflorescence. Information as above.
Closer view of inflorescence. Information as above.
Flowers and buds removed showing triads. Information as
above.
Tripodanthus flagellaris
Habit. Plant parasitic on Acacia. Cordoba, Argentina. Photo
January 2009 by Malcolm Dunn.
Flowering plant showing long, flexuous, clambering shoots.
Information as above.
Inflorescence. Information as above.
Photos 1, 2 and 3 showing close-up of flowers. Information as
above.
Tristerix
Tristerix aphyllus
Click HERE to go to a page showing many photos depicting its
life history.
Tristerix chodatianus
Habit of mistletoe on host (Polylepis sp.). Huascaran National
Park, Dept. Ancash, Peru. Photo by R. Vidal-Russell.
Closer view of mistletoe. Huascaran National Park, Dept.
Ancash, Peru. Photo by R. Vidal-Russell.
Close-up view of the inflorescence. Huascaran National Park,
Dept. Ancash, Peru. Photo by G. Amico.
Tristerix corymbosus
Flowering shoots. Puyehue, Chile. 28 April 1979. Photo by Job
Kuijt.
Mistletoe parasitic on Colletia spinosissima (Rhamnaceae), hills
in coastal range northwest of Santiago, Chile. Photo by
John W. Reynolds.
Plant with ripe green fruit, from Llao Llao forest, Bariloche,
Argentina. Photo by G. Amico.
Plant with Guillermo Amico. Osorno, Chile. Photo by Romina
Vidal Russell.
Plant parasitizing a liana (Cissus striata) with Romina Vidal
Russell. Osorno, Chile. Photo by G. Amico.
Interconnected seeds as they appear following dispersal by
Dromiciops australis. Llao Llao forest, Bariloche,
Argentina. Photo by Romina Vidal Russell.
Flowering shoots covered with snow!. Llao Llao forest,
Bariloche, Argentina. Photo by G. Amico.
Flowers with snow and ice. Llao Llao forest, Bariloche,
Argentina. Photo by G. Amico.
Flowers being pollinated by hummingbird. Bariloche,
Argentina. Photographer unknown.
A loranth look-alike! The flowers of this member of Proteaceae,
Embothrium coccineum, are pollinated by the same
hummingbirds as Tristerix corymbosus. No wonder the
plants are often confused by humans! Photo by G.
Glatzel.
Population showing yellow and red-flowered plants and close-
up of yellow form. Isla Victoria, Bariloche, Ro Negro
Argentina. Photo by Martn Nuez.
Seed being defecated by Dromiciops australis (Chilean
opossum, monito del monte) onto Maytenus boaria.
Llao Llao forest, Bariloche, Argentina. Photo by
Romina Vidal Russel.
Plant showing mature green fruits that are dispersed by the
marsupial Dromiciops australis. Osorno, Chile.
Plant showing mature yellow fruits that are dispersed by the
birds. Fray Jorge National Forest. January 2003. Photo
by G. Amico.
Seedlings of a possible T. corymbosus X T. aphyllus hybrid.
For most most members of the genus, the cotyledons
are fused at their tips inside the seed but their petioles
are free outside the seed. This is true for most of the
seedlings shown, except for the one in the middle where
the petioles are fused, as is seen in T. aphyllus. Is this
demonstrating segregation for this trait? Photo by
Wilfredo Gonzles Lozada.
Tristerix longebracteatus
Habit of the mistletoe. Between Chacas and San Luis, Dept.
Ancash, Peru. Photo by G. Amico.
Closer view of inflorescence with floral buds. Between Chacas
and San Luis, Dept. Ancash, Peru. Photo by G. Amico.
Close-up of fruits showing the characteristic and persistent long
bracts. Between Chacas and San Luis, Dept. Ancash,
Peru. Photo by G. Amico.
Habit of mistletoe in host tree (Buddleja sp.). At the edge of a
pasture on the East side of Paso Yanashallash on a trek
between Olleros and Chavin, Peru. Photo taken July 25,
2004 by Lada Malek.
Flowers. Same location and photographer as above.
Closer view of flowers. Same location and photographer as
above.
Habit, Peru. Photo by A. Gentry (no. 37357). Link goes to
Inflorescence, Peru. Photo by A. Gentry (no. 37357). Link goes
Inflorescence, Colombia. Photo by A. Gentry (no. 30476). Link
Tristerix penduliflorus
Habit of mistletoe on Schinus. Maras, Dept. Cuzco, Peru. Photo
by G. Amico.
Inflorescence. Maras, Dept. Cuzco, Peru. Photo by G. Amico.
Closer view of flowers. Maras, Dept. Cuzco, Peru. Photo by G.
Amico.
Flowers removed from inflorescence, arranged in age series.
Maras, Dept. Cuzco, Peru. Photo by G. Amico.
Fruits. Maras, Dept. Cuzco, Peru. Photo by G. Amico.
Diglossa sp. pollinating the flowers. Note the presence of
yellow pollen on the bird's cheek. Maras, Dept. Cuzco,
Peru. Photo by R. Vidal-Russell.
Lesbia nuna, a hummingbird that serves as a pollinator of T.
penduliflorus. Photo by R. Vidal-Russell.
Plant with red-purplish flowers and fruits (compare with next
photo). Note the pendulous flowers, unique within the
genus Tristerix. 5 km W of Maras, Peru (3400 m above
sea level). Photo Aug. 12, 2002 by Marco Bleeker. See
his EcoCam web site for photos of other Andean South
American plants.
A red flowered form of this species. Bolivia, La Paz, Murillo.
Voucher (5144) and photo by James C. Solomon. Link
Tristerix peruvianus
Close-up of flower buds showing fenestrations. Monte Zrate,
above San Bartolom. Photo by Job Kuijt, May 18,
1979.
Tristerix pubescens
Habit of plant in full flower. Lake Orconcocha, Huscaran
National Park, Dept. Ancash, Peru. Photo by G. Amico.
Plant with flowers and fruits. Huscaran National Park, Dept.
Inflorescence. Lake Orconcocha, Huscaran National Park, Dept.
Flowers removed from inflorescence, arranged in age series.
Lake Orconcocha, Huscaran National Park, Dept.
Fruits. Lake Orconcocha, Huscaran National Park, Dept.
Diglossa brunneiventris, a pollinator of this Tristerix species.
Lake Orconcocha, Huscaran National Park, Dept.
Ancash, Peru. Photo by R. Vidal-Russell.
Tristerix rhodanthus
Shoot with flowers and closer-view. Parasitic on Brachyotum,
Parque Nacional Madidi, Bolivia. Photo June 24 2005
by A. Fuentes et al. (no. 8670). From TROPICOS
database at MO.
Tristerix verticillatus
Flowering shoots. These large red flowers are visited by two
species of hummingbirds (Sephanoides sephaniodes
and Patagona gigas). Yerba Loca National Park, Chile.
Photo by G. Amico.
Close-up of flowers. In Antuco Chile. February 2003. Photo by
G. Amico.
Close-up of flowers showing the color change of the staminal
filaments from yellow to orange. Near Angol, Chile.
Flowers with nectar robbing ants. Yerba Loca National Park,
Chile. Photo by A. Troncoso.
Flower buds with ants tending aphids. Yerba Loca National
Park, Chile. Photo by A. Troncoso.
Photo 1 and photo 2 (close-up) of a moth egg mass (cf.
Ormiscodes, Saturniidae, Lepidoptera). Yerba Loca
National Park, Chile. Photo by A. Troncoso.
Eggs of Mathania leucothea (Lepidoptera) on a young Tristerix
shoot. Yerba Loca National Park, Chile. Photo by
Nancy Cabezas.
Fruiting shoots on host (Schinus mantanus - Anacardiaceae).
Yerba Loca National Park, Chile. Photo by G. Amico.
Close-up of fruits and host (Colletia spinosissima -
Rhamnaceae). Yerba Loca National Park, Chile. Photo
by G. Amico.
Fruits (close-up) with ruler for scale. Yerba Loca National
Park, Chile. Photo by Renzo Vargas.
Seedlings. The cotyledons are fused at their tips inside the seed
but their petioles are free outside the seed. Note
seedling no. 17 that has three instead of two cotyledons.
Photo by Wilfredo Gonzles Lozada.
Viviparous seed (germinating while still within fruit attached to
mother plant). Yerba Loca National Park, Chile. Photo
by A. Troncoso.
Seeds (placed on leaf of mistletoe) with radical emerging from
viscin covered seed coat. Yerba Loca National Park,
Chile. Photo by A. Troncoso.
Seedlings with extremely elongated cotyledonary petioles.
Yerba Loca National Park, Chile. Photo by Renzo
Vargas.
Trithecanthera (including Kingella)
Trithecanthera sparsa
Photo. Yellow flowered form with Spiderhunter bird
(Arachnothera). Photo by Nagamasu from the "Floral
Evolution" page of "Exploring the World of
Mistletoes", Australian National Botanic Gardens.
Type specimen - isotype 2321297 Voucher: CHAI 34045. Link
Trithecanthera xiphostachys
Herbarium specimen of plant from Borneo. Photo by D. L.
Nickrent.
As above, close-up of flower buds. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
Tupeia
Tupeia antarctica
Series of excellent photos of a plant being grown in the
University of Canterbury New Zealand glasshouse.
Photos by Pieter Pelser. Link goes to PhytoImages.
Flowering shoot. New Zealand. Photograph by Brian Molloy.
First plate of four images from the New Zealand Plant
Conservation Network. A. habit of the mistletoe with
male flowers (Peter de Lange); B. fruiting plant (Gillian
Crowcroft); C. close-up view of shoots showing flowers
and fruits, Taupo (John Smith-Dodsworth); D. shoot
with fruits (Chris Ekroyd).
Second plate of four images from the New Zealand Plant
Conservation Network. A. a heavily infected host tree
in Peel Forest (Peter de Lange); B. habit of the
mistletoe, Taupo (John Smith-Dodsworth); C. mistletoe
in flower (Cathy Jones); D. closer view of flowering
shoots (Cathy Jones).
Fruiting plant. New Zealand. Photo by D. Wiens, Feb. 1973.
Vanwykia - for more photos, see Polhill & Wiens (1998) p. 221-
222.
Vanwykia remota
Habit of mistletoe, flowering shoot, close-up of flowers.
Zimbabwe, Ruti Dam, Buhera. Photos by D. C. H.
Plowes. From the Flora of Zimbabwe web pages.
Herbarium sheet from MO. Photo by D. Nickrent.
Same as above, close-up of flowers showing dense trichomes.
Photo by D. Nickrent.
Color painting by Marguerite Scott, from "Flowering Plants of
Africa" (1994, Vol. 53, O. A. Leistner editor, National
Botanical Institute).

Woodroses from loranths
The haustoria of Loranthaceae often produce characteristic
attachments to their host branches. The haustorium of the
parasite induces the formation of a placenta-like expansion of
the host wood. When the soft parts of the haustorium are
removed, the flared woodrose remains.
Woodroses. These are what the haustorial connections look like
when simply removed and dried. Clockwise from top
left: Dendrophthoe curvata [DLN 2787], Amyema
villiflorum [DLN 2799], Dendrophthoe curvata [DLN
S.N.], and Erianthemum sp.
Woodroses are often made into art objects in many parts of the
neo- and paleotropics. Here are some examples:
Carving of a lizard from SE Asia.
Carving of a lizard with an umbrella, also made from a
woodrose. These woodroses are produced on the island
of Bali where host trees (Melia, chinaberry) are
puposely infected with mistletoe seeds to begin the
infection. There are many commercial web sites selling
these art objects that go by other names such as wood
rose, mistletoe wood, parasite wood, or Baliwood (!).
Photo from Kuijt (1969, figure 7-12a) showing a carved head
from Mexico with three woodroses, possibly from a
Psittacanthus species.

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