| Dendrophthoe vitellina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Dendrophthoe |
| Species: | D. vitellina
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| Binomial name | |
| Dendrophthoe vitellina | |
| Synonyms | |
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Loranthus vitellinus F. Muell. | |
Dendrophthoe vitellina, commonly known as long-flowered- or apostle mistletoe, is a hemiparasitic plant of the mistletoe family Loranthaceae. The genus Dendrophthoe comprises about 31 species spread across tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia. Despite being collected by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander in 1788, and depicted in Banks' Florilegium,[1] it was not until 1860 that it was described by Ferdinand von Mueller as Loranthus vitellinus after being collected near Ipswich, and renamed by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1895.[2]
- ^ Watson, David M. (2011). Mistletoes of Southern Australia. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-643-09593-9.
- ^ "Dendrophthoe vitellina (F.Muell.) Tiegh". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 16 March 2013.