Korthalsella rubra (common name - Jointed mistletoe)[3] is a flowering plant in the Santalaceae (sandalwood) family,[4] formerly placed in the Viscaceae.
It grows to about 16 cm,[5] and has distinctive green to yellow-green segmented branches which are flattened. The minute flowers are found within cushions at the nodes between the segments, separating into the edges as the segments grow larger.[6]
It is found in eastern Australia from Gippsland (Victoria) to Cape York (Queensland).[6]
It is a host plant for the butterfly, Delias nysa,[6] and can be found on some 25 or more different host species.[7][8]
It was first described as Bifaria rubra by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1896.[9][10] In 1897, Adolf Engler assigned it to the genus, Korthalsella, renaming it, Korthalsella rubra.[1][2] This taxonomy is accepted by the CHAH, but others[11] consider it a synonym of Korthalsella japonica f. rubra (Tiegh.) Molvray.
Australian taxonomic sources accept two subspecies, Korthalsella rubra (Tiegh.) Engl. subsp. rubra,[12][5][3] and Korthalsella rubra subsp. geijericola Barlow.[13][5]
Korthalsella rubra (common name - Jointed mistletoe) is a flowering plant in the Santalaceae (sandalwood) family, formerly placed in the Viscaceae.
Korthalsella rubra (nome comum - Visco Articulado)[1] é uma planta pertencente à família Santalaceae (sândalo),[2] anteriormente colocada nas Viscaceae.
É encontrada no leste da Austrália de Gippsland (Victoria) até Cape York (Queensland).[3]
É uma planta hospedeira da borboleta Delias nysa,[3] e pode ser encontrada em cerca de 25 ou mais espécies hospedeiras diferentes.[4][5]
Foi descrita pela primeira vez como Bifaria rubra por Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem em 1896.[6][7]
Korthalsella rubra (nome comum - Visco Articulado) é uma planta pertencente à família Santalaceae (sândalo), anteriormente colocada nas Viscaceae.
