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, 2^nd 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