Biology:Alepis
Alepis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Alepis flavida.
The mistletoe has yellow, erect flowers[2] with tall orange anthers.
This mistletoe was first described in 1852 as Loranthus flavidus by Joseph Dalton Hooker,[3][4] but in 1894 Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem transferred it to the genus, Alepis.[1][5]
Its native range is New Zealand.[1]
Conservation status
It is currently (2017) declared "At Risk - Declining" under the New Zealand Threatened species system, with the qualifier C(1) implying that there are greater than 10000 mature individuals with an expected decline of from 10% to 70%, and with an area of occupancy which is less than 10,000 ha which is expected to decline by from 10% to 50%.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Alepis Tiegh. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:25144-1.
- ↑ "Alepis flavida" (in en). https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/alepis-flavida/.
- ↑ "Loranthus flavidus Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:549435-1.
- ↑ , 2, 1852, pp. 100, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15950503, Wikidata Q6435950
- ↑ , pp. 604, Wikidata Q54801907
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