Orange Mistletoe
Dendrophthoe glabrescens

Family: Loranthaceae

What it is like

A plant which grows attached to other plants. It is spreading and hangs down. The leaves are leathery and without hairs. The leaves are 3-20 cm long. The flowers occur in clusters of 4-8. There can be up to 20 flowers in a cluster. The flowers are yellow to orange and 2-5 cm long. They are inflated in the middle and curved and split on the inward curving side. There are 5 petals joined to above the midpoint. The fruit is yellow to pink and a berry. It is 1-1.5 cm long.

There are about 30 Dendrophthoe species. They are in the tropics.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows on eucalypts and paperbarks. In tropical Queensland it grows between sea level and 900 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin), Pacific, Papua New Guinea

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Loranthus vitellinus var. glabrescens Blakely; Loranthus longiflorus var. savannorum Domin; Dendrophthoe pelagica Barlow;