Peraxilla tetrapetala

Peraxilla tetrapetala

Peraxilla tetrapetala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Santalales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Santalales

Familia: Loranthaceae
Tribus: Elytrantheae
Genus: Peraxilla
Species: Peraxilla tetrapetala

Name

Peraxilla tetrapetala (L.f.) Tiegh. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 41: 500 (1894)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dendrophthoe tetrapetala (L.f.) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 419 (1834)
  • Elytranthe tetrapetala (L.f.) Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. 1: 126 (1897)
  • Loranthus tetrapetalus L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 211 (1782)
  • Perella tetrasepala (L.f.) Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 17: 434 (1895)
• Heterotypic
  • Elytranthe decussata (Kirk) Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. 1: 126 (1897)
  • Elytranthe haastii (Tiegh.) Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. 1: 126 (1897)
  • Elytranthe punctata Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. 1: 126 (1897)
  • Elytranthe uniflora (Tiegh.) Engl. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam., Nachtr. 1: 126 (1897)
  • Loranthus decussatus Kirk in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 3: 162 (1870)
  • Loranthus haastii Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 24 (1895)
  • Loranthus punctatus Colenso in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 15: 323 (1883), nom. illeg.
  • Peraxilla decussata (Kirk) Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 26 (1895)
  • Peraxilla haastii (Tiegh.) Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 26 (1895)
  • Peraxilla tetrasepala Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 41: 300 (1894), orth. var.
  • Peraxilla uniflora (Tiegh.) Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 41: 300 (1894)
  • Perella haastii Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 17: 434 (1895)
  • Perella uniflora Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 17: 434 (1895)
  • Scurrula elliptica Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 125 (1838)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Tieghem, P. van. 1894. Sur Le Groupement Des Espèces En Genres Dans Les Loranthacées A Calice Dialysépale Et Anthéres Basifixes. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 41(6): 497–511. DOI: 10.1080/00378941.1894.10831632 PDF. Reference page.  (p.500)

Additional references

• Norton, D.A.; Ladley, J.J.; Owen, H.J. 1997: Distribution and population structure of the loranthaceous mistletoes Alepis flavida, Peraxilla colensoi, and Peraxilla tetrapetala within two New Zealand Nothofagus forests. New Zealand journal of botany 35(3): 323–336. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1997.10410158 PDF Reference page. 
• Robertson, A.W.; Ladley, J.J.; Kelly, D. 2008: Does height off the ground affect bird visitation and fruit set in the pollen-limited mistletoe Peraxilla tetrapetala (Loranthaceae)? Biotropica, 40 (1): 122–126. DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00329.x
• New Zealand Floraː Peraxilla tetrapetala. Accessed 4 April (2018).

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Peraxilla tetrapetala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Peraxilla tetrapetala. Published online. Accessed: 4 April 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Peraxilla tetrapetala in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 4 April 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Pikirangi, Pirirangi, Red mistletoe, Roeroe

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