Korthalsella rubra | |
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Korthalsella rubra on Atalaya hemiglauca | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Santalaceae |
Genus: | Korthalsella |
Species: | K. rubra |
Binomial name | |
Korthalsella rubra | |
Korthalsella rubra (common name - Jointed mistletoe) [3] is a flowering plant in the Santalaceae (sandalwood) family, [4] formerly placed in the Viscaceae.
It grows to about 16 cm, [5] and has distinctive green to yellow-green segmented branches which are flattened. The minute flowers are found within cushions at the nodes between the segments, separating into the edges as the segments grow larger. [6]
It is found in eastern Australia from Gippsland (Victoria) to Cape York (Queensland). [6]
It is a host plant for the butterfly, Delias nysa , [6] and can be found on some 25 or more different host species. [7] [8]
It was first described as Bifaria rubra by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1896. [9] [10] In 1897, Adolf Engler assigned it to the genus, Korthalsella , renaming it, Korthalsella rubra. [1] [2] This taxonomy is accepted by the CHAH, but others [11] consider it a synonym of Korthalsella japonica f. rubra (Tiegh.) Molvray.
Australian taxonomic sources accept two subspecies, Korthalsella rubra (Tiegh.) Engl. subsp. rubra, [12] [5] [3] and Korthalsella rubra subsp. geijericola Barlow. [13] [5]
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