Red Mistletoe
Red mistletoe is a common name for several species of plants and may refer to: * ''Peraxilla tetrapetala'', endemic to New Zealand * ''Tapinanthus rubromarginatus ''Tapinanthus rubromarginatus'', commonly known as red mistletoe, is a species of plant in the family Loranthaceae. The leaf margins are red as reflected by the specific name ''rubro-'', meaning "red", and ''marginatus'' meaning "margin". Range ...'', native to South Africa {{Short pages monitor ...
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Peraxilla Tetrapetala
''Peraxilla tetrapetala'', or red mistletoe, is a parasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, endemic to New Zealand and found on both the North and South Islands. The Māori names for the plant are pikirangi, pirirangi and roeroe. It is a shrub up to one metre tall with glabrous leaves. The flowers are 4–5 mm long, bright red to orange in colour which split open to the base. Red mistletoe mainly parasitises ''Quintinia'' and ''Nothofagus'' species. Its principal host is the black/mountain beech (''Nothofagus solandri'' complex). However, north of latitude 38°S this species utilises tawheowheo (''Quintinia serrata''), and in the far north has been found on pohutukawa (''Metrosideros excelsa''), puriri (''Vitex lucens'') and towai (''Weinmannia sylvicola''), and hence, is the most widely distributed beech mistletoe. ''P. tetrapetala'' is hermaphroditic, self-compatible, and is both bird-pollinated and bird-dispersed, yet has an explosive bud-opening mechanism. It is tho ...
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