Muellerina eucalyptoides—Eucalyptus Mistletoe—LORANTHACEAE.
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Habitat—Widespread, usually parasitic on species of Eucalyptus. Distribution—Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia. Description— Spreading to pendent shrub, glabrous. Local occurrences—
Australis Resort,
Barrington/Gloucester Tops,
Cape Hawke,
Cellito,
Coocumbac Island,
Copeland,
Golden Ponds Reserve,
Karloo Street Reserve,
Reservoir Hill Reserve,
Tuncurry Dunes and Heath and
Zamia Place Reserve.
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Leaves.— Lanceolate to narrow—oblong, 5.5 to 25 cm long, 7 to 28 mm wide, apex acute, base attenuate, venation indistinct; petiole 0.5 to 3 cm long. |
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Inflorescence—A raceme of usually 3 or 4 pairs of triads or single flowers, axes of inflorescences 1.2 to 3.5 cm long, enlarged at nodes; peduncle of triads 5 to 10 mm long, lateral flowers (when present) with pedicel 4 to 6 mm long. Calyx c. 0.7 mm long, entire. Corolla weakly clavate, 3 to 4.5 cm long, acute, greenish red. Flowering.—Mainly Summer. |
Fruit— Pear—shaped, 8 to 15 mm long, truncate and c. 5 mm diam. at apex, yellowish. Ripe.—Summer to Autumn. |
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