Dendrophthoe curvata
syn. Dendrophthoe falcata
Host - Vitex melicopea
RM Creek, Gumlu
North Queensland,
Australia
August 2020
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Dendrophthoe curvata
Loranthaceae
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Dendrophthoe glabrescens
Host - Eucalyptus sp.
Bruce Highway, Haughton River,
North Queensland,
Australia
October 2023
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Dendrophthoe curvata
Host - Melaleuca viminalis
Koombooloomba Dam, south of Ravenshoe,
Far North Queensland,
July 2022
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Male Plain Sunbird (Anthreptes simplex) feeding on nectar of Dendrophthoe pentandra (Malayan Mistletoe), favourite of sunbirds. Plant well known for antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory effects.
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Saw a pair of Plain Sunbird (Anthreptes simplex) feeding on the nectar of Dendrophthoe pentandra (Malayan Mistletoe), a favourite of sunbirds. Second plate is a composite of the female & male (note small beauty spot).
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Dendrophthoe homoplastica
Host - Eucalyptus sp.
Lassie Creek., North Queensland,
Australia
August 2023.
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Dendrophthoe curvata
Syn. Dendrophthoe falcata
Loranthaceae
Paluma - Hidden Valley Road

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Bingo. Dendrophthoe vitellina

New Food Item for Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster).
Nectar of the mistletoe Dendrophthoe incarnata. The bird’s forehead was heavily stained with pollen and it probably aids this plant’s pollination.
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Day 23: many species are vulnerable to the effects of drought, but mistletoe could help! One study found that Australian mistletoes like Amyema and Dendrophthoe may moderate drought impacts on birds, but the.mistletoes are vulnerable to drought themselves... (Crates et al., 2022) 🐦🧪 (24/26)

Redescription of Dendrophthoe falcata (L. f.) Ettingsh (Loranthaceae) with notes on haustorium https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.29.560265v1

Redescription of Dendrophthoe falcata (L. f.) Ettingsh (Loranthaceae) with notes on haustorium https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.29.560265v1

Dendrophthoe vitellina, the Long-flower Mistletoe (Loranthaceae).
Imbil, Queensland.