Loranthaceae

Family Description

Distribution Map


List of Genera

Photographs

Actinanthella

1. Actinanthella menyharthii
   • Left photo showing mature flower bud with vents opening. Right photo showing the flower with reflexed corolla lobes after it has been opened (by probing birds). The coiled upper part of the filaments, previously in the upper part of the bud, act as a spring that cause the explosive openning of the flower. Photos by Del Wiens.

Aetanthus

1. Aetanthus mutisii
   • Flowers, Colombia. Photo by A. Gentry (no. 34712). Link goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
2. Aetanthus nodosus
   
   • Habit of plant. Andean Ecuador. Photo by D. Wiens, March 1965.
   • Close-up of flower. Flower on left is Aetanthus nodosus. It is compared with Tristerix longebracteatus (two flowers on the right). Ecuador. Photo by D. Wiens, Mar. 1965.
   • Inflorescences. Ecuador. From the Neotropical Live Plant Photos site. Photo ID 11766.  Photo by Robin Foster
   • Flowers. Ecuador. As above. Photo ID 11767. Photo by Robin Foster.
   • Flowering shoots. Perú. From the Neotropical Live Plant Photos site. Photo ID 16065. Photo by Robin Foster.
   • Flowering shoots.  Rio Blanco Huancabamba, Piura, Peru.  Photo by Mauricio Ugarte-Lewis.

Agelanthus - See also Polhill & Wiens (1998) p. 137-182 for many beautiful photos!

1. Agelanthus djurensis
   • Flowering shoots. Gabon. A. Gentry (no. 33124). Link goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
2. Agelanthus cf. nyasicus
   
   • Flowers. Tanzania highlands, Mafinga area. January 1986. Photo by D. Wiens.
3. Agelanthus prunifolius
   • Flowering shoots. A beautiful mistletoe parasitic on Rhus. Webb farm, Kleinemond, South Africa. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
4. Agelanthus schweinfurthii
   
   • Flowering shoot.  Nuba Mountains, Sudan. Photo by L. J. Musselman.
5. Agelanthus zizyphifolius
   
   • Flowering shoot.  Photo by R. A. Howard (see Plant Image Collection, Smithsonian Inst.)

Alepis

1. Alepis flavida
   • Photo. The "yellow beech mistletoe," parasitic on Nothofagus. New Zealand. Photo by David Norton.
   • Habit of the mistletoe.  Photo from Mistletoe Reproductive Biology web pages, University of Canterbury, by Dave Kelly.
   • Plant in flower.  Photo from Mistletoe Reproductive Biology web pages, University of Canterbury, by Dave Kelly.
   • Plant in fruit.  Photo from Mistletoe Reproductive Biology web pages, University of Canterbury, by Dave Kelly.

Amyema

1. Amyema artensis
   • Close-up of inflorescence. Morobe District, Finschhafen Subdistrict, Papua New Guinea. In village of Sisi. 2311 ft (704 m) elev. Parasitic on Syzygium. Photo. by D. L. Nickrent,
2. Amyema biniflorum
   • Autoparasitic seedlings. Queensland, Australia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
   • Three leaves of the mistletoe (left) compared with two leaves of the host Eucalyptus (right) demonstrating mimicry. Queensland, Australia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
3. Amyema cambagei
   • Mistletoe parasitic on Casuarina. This species is such a good mimic it is often difficult to see in the host tree! Queensland, Australia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
   • Inflorescence. Queensland, Australia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
4. Amyema congener
   • Inflorescence. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
   • Inflorescence. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
5. Amyema fitzgeraldi
   • Habit of mistletoe. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
   • Flowering branches. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
6. Amyema friesiana
   • Very robust fruiting plant collected from Homalanthus (Euphorbiceae), being held by Timbi Pop. Morobe District. Along road to Gumi. 5361 ft (1633 m) elev. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
   • Immature inflorescence. Morobe District. Gumi logging area. 5849 ft (1782 m) elev. Parasitic on Meliaceae. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
7. Amyema incarnatiflora
   • Inflorescence. Sierra Madre Mtn Range, alt. 1075 m, Cagayan province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Voucher 5576 and photo by Leonardo L. Co
8. Amyema mackayense
   • Mistletoe parasitic on Avicennia marina. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
   • Vegetative plant showing round leaves. Parasitic on Avicennia marina. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
9. Amyema miquelii
   • Close-up of flowers. Queensland, Australia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
10. Amyema pendulum
    • The famous loranthologist, Dr. Bryan Barlow, showing the size of the mistletoe infection. Tidbinbilla N. R., ACT, Australia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
    • Massive infection. Tidbinbilla N. R., ACT, Australia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
    • Flowers. Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
    • Section through the stem of the mistletoe. Eastern Australia. Photo by David W. Watson.
11. Amyema preissii
    • Fruiting plant on Acacia. Western Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
12. Amyema quaternifolium
    • Habit of mistletoe. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
    • Close-up of flowers. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
13. Amyema queenslandica
    • Inflorescence. Plant parasitic on Cryptocarya (Lauraceae). Gumi logging area, Morobe District, Papua New Guinea. 6000 ft (1828 m) elev. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
    • Infructescence - an umbel of triads. Queensland, Australia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
14. Amyema rigidiflora
    • Inflorescence. W of Wagau Village, Morobe District, Papua New Guinea. 4452 ft (1356 m) elev. Parasitic on Castanopsis. Photo. by D. L. Nickrent,
15. Amyema sanguinea
    • Plant parasitic by means of massive haustoria on Eucalyptus. Queensland, Australia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
    • Flowers and close-up. Croydon, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
16. Amyema scandens
    • Mistletoe showing umbellate inflorescence arising from the epicortical stem. New Caledonia. Photo by Lytton J. Musselman.
    • Mistletoe with young inflorescences. Note size of haustorial connections. New Caledonia. Photo by Lytton J. Musselman.
    • Inflorescences. Dzumac, New Caledonia. Photo by Sarah Mathews.
    • Detached plant. Dzumac, New Caledonia. Photo by Sarah Mathews.
17. Amyema seemeniana.
    
    • Flowering shoots. Morobe District, Lae, UNITECH campus, Papua New Guinea. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
18. Amyema wichmannii ssp. pura
    • Inflorescence.  Note the sessile central flower of the triad and the presence of six rays in the umbel.  Near Keglsugl, Papua New Guinea.  Photo 2006 by Mark and Peggy Faucher.
      
19. Amyema sp.
    • Inflorescence. Cuernos de Negros, Negros Oriental Province, Negros Island, Philippines. 9.2500 N, 123.1833 E. Photo by Leonard Co  
20. Amyema sp.
    
    • Inflorescence and young fruits. Mt. Hamiguitan, Davao Oriental Province, Mindanao Island, Philippines.  6.7333 N, 126.1833 E.. Photo by Leonard Co.
21. Amyema sp.
    • Flowering and vegetative shoots. Loco dicto Lataan, Nagtipunan municip., Quirino prov., Luzon Island, Philippines. Ca. 16°10”20.5”N, 121°44.23” E. Photo by  Nestor A. Bartolome. 

Amylotheca

1. Amylotheca dictyophleba
   • Habit. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
   • Inflorescences and fruit. Queensland, Australia. City of Atherton. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
   • Flowers. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
   • Haustoria. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
   • Flowers. Link goes to the Australian National Botanic Garden Photo Collection.
2. Amylotheca insularum
   
   • Flowering shoot.  Photo by R. A. Howard (see Plant Image Collection, Smithsonian Inst.)
   • Flowering shoots on press.  Photo by R. A. Howard (see Plant Image Collection, Smithsonian Inst.)
3. Amylotheca subumbellata
   • Mistletoe parasitic on Rhodamnia trineura (Myrtaceae). Paluma Range just north of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Greg Calvert.
     

Atkinsonia

1. Atkinsonia ligustrina
   • Habit of plant growing beside a large outcrop. Blue Mountains National Park (near Woodford). Photo by David Watson.
   • Close-up of leaves. Blue Mountains National Park (near Woodford). Photo by David Watson.
   • Inflorescence. Blue Mountains National Park (near Woodford). Photo by David Watson.
   • Flowers. Note the color change from yellow, to orange, to nearly red as the flowers mature. Blue Mountains National Park (near Woodford). Photo by David Watson.
   • Flowers close-up. Blue Mountains National Park (near Woodford). Photo by David Watson.
   • Herbarium sheet from MO showing plant in fruit. Blue Mts., Australia. Photo by D. Nickrent

Bakerella

1. Bakerella clavata
   • Flowers. Madagascar. A. Gentry (no. 11616). Link goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
   • Flowering plant. Alekamisy, Madagascar. Photo by Kazuo Yamasaki (see his image gallery HERE).
2. Bakerella clavata var. amplifolia
   
   • Habit of vegetative plant. Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
   • Leaves.  Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
   • Haustorial connection.  Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
   • Connection showing epicortical roots.  Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
   • Closer view of epicortical roots.  Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
   • Flowering shoot, collected specimen.  Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
   • Inflorescence. Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
   • Open flower.  Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
   • Habit of plant in host tree.  Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
   • Fruits with ant. Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
3. Bakerella clavata var. lenticellata
   
   • Flowering shoot, collected specimen.  Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
   • Flowers. Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
   • Flowers, closer up.  Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
4. Bakerella hoyifolia var. hoyifolia
   
   • Flowering shoots.  Manalo, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
   • Flowers.  Manalo, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
5. Bakerella poissonii ssp. poissonii
   
   • Flowering shoot, collected specimen.  Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
   • Flowering shoot, closer view.  Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
   • Flowering shoot, open flowers.  Tongoalahy BL, Tsinjoarivo, Madagascar.  Photo by M. Irwin Nov. 2005.
6. Bakerella sp.
   • Plant. Madagascar. A. Gentry (no. 52315). Link goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
7. Bakerella sp.
   • Whole plant in hand. Madagascar. Photo by D. Wiens.
8. Bakerella sp.
   • Flowers. Madagascar. Photo by D. Wiens.

Barathranthus

1. Barathranthus axanthus
   • Flowering shoot. Note tiny unisexual flowers arising from a cushion-like inflorescence. Parasitic on Pleiocarpidia capituligera (Rubiaceae). Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.

Benthamina

1. Benthamina alyxifolia
   • Habit of the mistletoe in the host tree. Mt. Glorious, near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
   • Closer view of the mistletoe with flower buds. Same as above.
   • Close-up of the flower. Same as above.

Berhautia

1. Berhautia senegalensis
   • Flowering shoots. Gambia, vicinity of Bureng. Photo by Michael Jones (Newman College, Birmingham, UK).

Cecarria

1. Cecarria obtusifolia
   • Habit of plant in flower. TR14 parish of Kestevene, Leo Creek Road, Cape York, Queensland, Australia. 420 m elev. 27-Nov -1991. Photo by Bruce Gray [B. Gray 5354].
   • Close-up of flowers from above image. Photo by Bruce Gray.

Cladocolea

1. Cladocolea glauca
   • Photo of type specimen (herbarium sheet; Arsene 1749). Link goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
2. Cladocolea micrantha
   • Branch with young fruits. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke DFID/INPAR, Brazil. Used with permission from Mike Hopkins.
   • Close-up of leaves. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke DFID/INPAR, Brazil. Used with permission from Mike Hopkins.
   • Flowers. Projeto Flora da Reserva Ducke DFID/INPAR, Brazil. Used with permission from Mike Hopkins.
3. Cladocolea archeri
   • Plant fruits. The rose red fruits later become blue with a greyish bloom. See discussion in Kuijt (1975) about similarity of this species and Struthanthus polystachyus. Ecuador.  From the Neotropical Live Plant Photos site. Photo ID 8224. Photo by Robin Foster
4. Cladocolea pringlei
   • Photo of type specimen (herbarium sheet; Pringle 4697). Link goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
5. Cladocolea sp.
   • Plant with pink fruits. Ecuador.  From the Neotropical Live Plant Photos site. Photo ID 20369. Photo by Heike Betz.

Cyne (including Tetradyas) 

1. Cyne sp.
   
   • 1, 2, and 3 views of fruits. Palaui Island, Cagayan Province, Philippines. 18.5500 N, 122.1333 N. Photos by Ulysses F. Ferreras.
2. Cyne capitulifera
   • Herbarium specimen of plant from the Philippines. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
   • Same as above, close-up of inflorescence. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.

Dactyliophora  - no photos

1. Dactyliophora novae-guineae
   • Herbarium specimen of plant from New Guinea. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
   • Same as above, close-up of inflorescences. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.

Decaisnina

1. Decaisnina congesta
   • Mistletoe. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
   • Flowering shoots. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
2. Decaisnina brittenii
   • Flower buds and fruits (note white stripes). South of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
   • Flowers. Queensland, Australia. North of Tolga along the Kennedy Highway, on N side of the Rocky Creek. Parasitic on Lophostemon suaveolens. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
3. Decaisnina hollrungii
   • Inflorescences. Morobe District, Finschhafen Subdistrict, Nanduo Village, Papua New Guinea. 3285 ft (1001 m) elev. Parasitic on Syzygium. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
4. Decaisnina signata
   • Habit of plant, parasitizing Buchanania obovata (Anacardiaceae).  Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. Photo by Greg Calvert.
   • Close-up of flowers.  Same as above.  Photo by Greg Calvert.
   • Inflorescence. Kakadu National Park, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
5. Decaisnina sp.
   • Mistletoe. New Guinea. Photo Feb. 1973 by D. Wiens.

Dendropemon

1. Dendropemon emarginatus
   • Mistletoe parasitic on Ximenia americana, a root parasite in Olacaceae! This is an example of hyperparasitism. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
2. Dendropemon haitiensis
   
   • Habit of plant with fruits.  Photo by R. A. Howard (see Plant Image Collection, Smithsonian Inst.)
3. Dendropemon sp.
   • Germinating seedling showing the sticky, viscin-covered endosperm and the bicotyledonary embryo with radicle. Photo by D. L. Nickrent [DLN 2172].
   • Close-up of seed showing endosperm and protruding cotyledons, hypocotyl and radicle. Photo by K. Robertson [DLN 2172].

Dendrophthoe

1. Dendrophthoe curvata
   • Mistletoe parasitic on Punica granatum. Queensland, Australia.Photo by D. L. Nickrent [DLN 2787].
   • Inflorescences. Queensland, Australia. Near Yungaburra, just SW of junction between A-Y 13 and road to Curtain Fig tree. Photo by D. L. Nickrent [DLN 4446].
   • Same as above, close-up of flowers. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
   • Note flowers have a distinctive white bloom. Along Markham Point Road E of Oomsis, Morobe District. 347 ft (105 m) elev. Photo. by D. L. Nickrent [DLN 4460].
   • Seeds deposited on host plant ( Tristania or Tristaniopsis, Myrtaceae). Padang Kerangas along Lintang trail, Bako National Park, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent [DLN 4021].
   • Young seedling. Parasitic on Tristania [or Tristaniopsis?] (Myrtaceae). Padang Kerangas along Lintang trail, Bako National Park, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent [DLN 4021].
2. Dendrophthoe falcata
   • Plant parasitic on Annona squamosa. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
3. Dendrophthoe glabrescens
   • Flowering shoots. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
4. Dendrophthoe grandifrons
   • Inflorescences. Peninsular Malaysia. Photo by E. Soepadmo (Nature Malesiana, 1978, 3:24-31).
5. Dendrophthoe homoplastica
   • Inflorescence. Parasitic on a silver wattle (Acacia holosericea) on the campus of James Cook University in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Greg Calvert.
6. Dendrophthoe ligulata
   • Flowering shoots. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
7. Dendrophthoe nilgherrensis.
   • Flowers. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
   • Fruits and haustorial connection. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
8. Dendrophthoe pentandra
   • Flowering shoot. Peninsular Malaysia. Photo by E. Soepadmo (Nature Malesiana, 1978, 3:24-31).
   • Close-up of flowers. Peninsular Malaysia. Photo by E. Soepadmo (Nature Malesiana, 1978, 3:24-31).
   • Flowering shoots. Southern Thailand. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
9. Dendrophthoe recurvata
   • Mistletoe on host. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
   • Dendrophthoe recurvata. Inflorescence. Queensland, Australia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
10. Dendrophthoe suborbicularis
    • Flowering shoots. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
11. Dendrophthoe vitellina
    • Inflorescence. Queensland, Australia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent [DLN 2793].
12. Dendrophthoe sp. 
    
    • 1 and 2 views of flowering shoot. Barangay Mangga, Penablanca municipality, Cagayan prov., Luzon Island, Philippines. This is within the Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape (PPLS), a newly established protected area. 17 37.983 N, 121 51.747 E. Photos by Leonard Co.
13. Dendrophthoe sp.
    
    • Inflorescence and leaves. Barangay Mangga, Penablanca municipality, Cagayan prov., Luzon Island, Philippines. This is within the newly established Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape. 17 37.983 N, 121 51.747 E. Photo by Ulysses F. Ferreras.
14. Dendrophthoe sp.
    • Habit of flowering shoot and inflorescence closer. Barangay Lapi, jump-off point to Mt. Cetaceo (near Peñablanca), Cagayan Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. 17.7166 N, 121.8833 E. Photo by Leonard Co

Desmaria

1. Desmaria mutabilis
   • Habit of mistletoe parasitic on Nothofagus sp. Nahuelbuta National Park, Chile (ca. 100 km S of Concepcion). Photo by John W. Reynolds.
   • Same as above - close-up of inflorescence. Photo by John W. Reynolds.
   • A yellow flowered form of the species. El Porvenir, Chile. Jan. 1984. Photo by Job Kuijt.
   • Close-up of the inflorescence. El Porvenir, Chile. Jan. 1984. Photo by Job Kuijt.
   • Flowering shoot. Nahuelbuta National Park, Chile, January 2002. Photo by G. Amico.
   • Close-up of flowers. Nahuelbuta National Park, Chile, January 2002. Photo by G. Amico.
   • Flowering shoots parasitic on Nothofagus obliqua showing haustorial connections and Araucaria in background. Nahuelbuta National Park, Chile, January 2002. Photo by G. Amico.
   • Desmaria mutabilis and Misodendrum puctulatum, both parasitic on Nothofagus antarctica, showing haustorial connections. Nahuelbuta National Park, Chile, January 2002. Photo by G. Amico.
   • Image1 and image2 of haustorial connections. Nahuelbuta National Park, Chile, 2004. Photo by G. Glatzel.

Dicaeum hirundinaceum - the mistletoe bird!

1. The bird on Dendrophthoe, Australia. Note the mistletoe seed attached to the perch. Photo from David Attenborough's book "The Private Life of Plants."
2. digestive cannal and crop (left) that is highly adapted for mistletoe seeds. The tongue (right) is curled inward, an adaptation to feeding on the nectar from mistletoe flowers. Photos from Kuijt (1969).

Diplatia

1. Diplatia furcata
   • Mistletoe parasitic on Melaleuca nervosa (Myrtaceae). Two large bracts enclosing the inflorescence; the one in the front was removed to show the flowers. Queensland, Australia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
2. Diplatia tomentosa
   • Habit of plant, parasitic on Melaleuca viridiflora. Queensland, Australia. Abattoir Swamp, off Rex Range Road. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.

Distrianthes  - no photos

1. Distrianthes molliflora
   • Herbarium specimen, collected by K. J. White (NGF 9524), archived at LAE. Papua New Guinea. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
   • Same specimen as above, close-up of flowers. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.

Elytranthe

1. Elytranthe albida
   
   • Herbarium specimen of plant from Thailand. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
   • Same as above, close-up of inflorescences. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.

Emelianthe

1. Emelianthe panganensis
   • Flowers. From Voi, Kenya. Photo taken Nov. 1988 by Del Wiens.

Englerina

1. Englerina lecardii
   • Flowering shoots. Parasitic on Mitragyna inermis. Riverine forest vegetation along the White Volta river, near Diare on Tamale - Bolgatanga road, Ghana. From Virtual Field Herbarium, Department of Plant Sciences, Oxford. Photo P. Ekpe/NSBP.
2. Englerina woodfordioides
   
   • Flowering shoot.  Photo by R. A. Howard (see Plant Image Collection, Smithsonian Inst.)
   • Habit of plant, flowering shoots, and fruiting shoot.  Lake Wonchi, Ethiopia. Photo Nov. 2006 by Gerhard Glatzel.
   • Flowers. Kenya. The corolla colors of this specimen differ from the typical condition in the species, but see discussion of variation in this taxon in Polhill and Wiens (1998).  This is obviously not one of the other species reported for Kenya. Photo taken Nov. 1988 by Del Wiens.
   • Plant in fruit from Kenya. Photo taken Jan. 1972 by Del Wiens.

Erianthemum

1. Erianthemum dregii
   • Unopened flowers, with pollinating butterfly. Photo taken by Del Wiens.
   • Close-up of flower. Kenya. Photo by Del Wiens July 1972.
   • Haustorial connection, flowering shoot, flowers, fuzzy floral buds.  Kruger National Park, South Africa.  Photos 2004 by Gerhard Glatzel.
   • Flowering shoots, flowers, flowers against sky.  Mt. Kenya, Kenya.  Photos January 2006 by Gerhard Glatzel.
2. Erianthemum ngamicum
   • Anthesis in this species is explosive. At the slightest touch, the corolla lobes snap open and the filaments coil up rapidly. This causes the anthers and enclosed pollen to be flung as far as 20 cm. The mechanism is an evolutionary adaptation to bird pollination. Photo from Visser (1981).

Gaiadendron

1. Gaiadendron punctatum
   • Habit of plant. Costa Rica. Photo by Gerrit Davidse (no. 24748). Link goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
   • Plant in flower. Talamanca Mts., Costa Rica. Photo by Carol Gracie.
   • Inflorescence close-up. Ecuador. From the Neotropical Live Plant Photos site. Photo ID 11761. Photo by Robin Foster.
   • Flowering shoots, in hand. Ecuador. From the Neotropical Live Plant Photos site. Photo ID 11183. Photo by Robin Foster.
   • Inflorescence close-up. Costa Rica. Photo by Gerrit Davidse. Link goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
   • Inflorescence. Peru. Photo by A. Gentry (no. 23198). Link goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
   • Inflorescence. Colombia. Photo by A. Gentry (no. 79151). Link goes to TROPICOS database at MO.
   • One view of flower and another. Costa Rica. Photo by R. Vidal Russell.
   • Habit of plant in fruit. Costa Rica. Photo by R. Vidal Russell.
   • One, two and three views of the fruits. Costa Rica. Photo by R. Vidal Russell.
   • Infructescences. Perú. From the Neotropical Live Plant Photos site. Photo ID 17766 . Photo by Robin Foster.
   • Infructescence, close-up. Perú. From the Neotropical Live Plant Photos site. Photo ID 17767 . Photo by Robin Foster.

Globimetula - See also Polhill & Wiens (1998) p. 209-218

1. Globimetula dinklagei
   • Flowering shoots. Gabon. Photo by Jan Wieringa.
   • Close-up of flowers. Gabon. Photo by Jan Wieringa.
2. Globimetula mweroensis
   • Inflorescences and flower buds. Cleveland Dam, Zimbabwe. From Flora of Zimbabwe. Photo by Bart Wursten.

Helicanthes  - no photos

1. Helicanthes elastica
   • Herbarium specimen, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.

Helixanthera

1. Helixanthera cylindrica
   • Flowering branches. Peninsular Malaysia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
   • Inflorescence. Peninsular Malaysia. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
2. Helixanthera hookeriana
   • Flowering shoots. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
   • Close-up of flowers and young fruits. Sri Lanka. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
3. Helixanthera ligustrina
   • Habit of plant parasitizing Rhododendron arboreum. Kathmandu Valley, 1450 m elevation. Photo by Mohan Devkota, April 1995.
   • Plant with flowers and fruits. Kathmandu Valley, 1450 m elevation. Photo by Mohan Devkota, May 1995.
   • Yellow flowered form. Nepal. Photo by Gerhard Glatzel.
4. Helixanthera mannii
   
   • Mistletoe in full flower.   near the town of Saa (ca. 100 km north of Yaoundé), Cameroon. Photo taken 28 July 2007 by Antoine Legrand.
5. Helixanthera parasitica
   • Close-up of flowers and young fruits. Parasitic on Nephelium lapaceum (Sapindaceae). Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
6. Helixanthera wallichiana
   • Habit of mistletoe in flower. Silent Valley National Park, Southwestern Ghats, Kerala State, India. Photo by K. A. Subramanian.
   • Close-up of the four-merous flowers.  Silent Valley National Park, Southwestern Ghats, Kerala State, India. Photo by Giby Kuriakose.
7. Helixanthera sp.
   
   • Flowering shoot. Mt Palali, Quezon municipality, Nueva Vizcaya Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. 16.4333 N, 121.2166 E. Photo by Leonard Co
8. Helixanthera sp.
   
   • 1, 2, 3 views of the inflorescences. Barangay Lapi, jump-off point to Mt. Cetaceo, Cagayan Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. 17.7166 N, 121.8833 E. Photo by Leonard Co
9. Helixanthera sp.
   
   • Fruits. Barangay Catalangan, San Mariano, Isabela prov., Luzon Island, Philippines. Ca 16 59.761’N, 122 07.242’E. Photo by Leonard Co.

Ileostylus

1. Ileostylus micranthus
   
   • Flowering shoots. New Zealand. Photo by David Norton.
   • Close-up of flowers.  Photo from Mistletoe Reproductive Biology web pages, University of Canterbury, by Dave Kelly.
   • Plant in fruit.  Photo from Mistletoe Reproductive Biology web pages, University of Canterbury, by Dave Kelly.
   • Fruiting plant. New Zealand. Photo by D. Wiens, Feb. 1973.
   • Close-up of infructescence. New Zealand. Photo by D. Wiens, Feb. 1973.
   • Plant with young infructescences developing. New Zealand. Photo by D. Wiens, Feb. 1973.
   • Plate 1 of four images from the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. A. flowering shoots (Nick Singers); B. habit of mistletoe, Taiharuru, Kennedy Bay (John Smith-Dodsworth); C. flowers, Bartons Bush, Trentham (Jeremy Rolfe); D. close view of flowers, Taiharuru, Kennedy Bay (John Smith-Dodsworth).
   • Plate 2 of three images from the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. A. inflorescences, Bartons Bush, Trentham (Jeremy Rolfe); B. closer view of flowers, Bartons Bush, Trentham (Jeremy Rolfe); C. fruits, Miranda (John Smith-Dodsworth).

Ixocactus

1. Ixocactus sp.
   • Mistletoe in vegetative state - which really resembles a Christmas cactus, Schlumbergera! W. of Cali, Colombia. April 1984. Photo by Job Kuijt.

Lampas - no photos

Lepidaria

1. Lepidaria quadriflora
   
   • 1, 2, 3, 4 views of inflorescences and infructescence. Mt Santo Tomas, alt. 2000m, Tuba municipality, Benguet prov., Luzon Island, Philippines. 16 20.597 N, 120 33.394 E. Photo by Leonard Co.
3. Lepidaria pulchella
   • Flowering shoots. Note detached capitate inflorescence. Parasitic on Timonius lasianthoides (Rubiaceae). Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by D. L. Nickrent.
   • Flowering shoots. Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. Photograph by Hotta Mitsuru, published in "World of Plants" article by Mitsuru Hirota (Weekly Asahihyakka, Jan. 22, 1995).