Atkinsonia
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Atkinsonia is a hemi-parasitic shrub with oppositely set, entire leaves and yellowish, later rusty-red colored flowers, that is found in Eastern Australia. It is a monotypic genus, the only species being Atkinsonia ligustrina, and is assigned to the showy mistletoe family, Loranthaceae.[1] It is sometimes called Louisa's mistletoe.[2][3]
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Atkinsonia | |
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A. ligustrina: fruit & flowers | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Loranthaceae |
Genus: | Atkinsonia F.Muell. |
Species: | A. ligustrina |
Binomial name | |
Atkinsonia ligustrina (Lindl.) F.Muell. | |
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