Peraxilla tetrapetala. Photo: John Sawyer.Leafy (Loranthaceous) mistletoes
New Zealand’s leafy mistletoes are in the Loranthaceae family. The New Zealand Botanic Region has six species of native leafy mistletoe.
- Alepis flavida
- Ileostylus micranthus
- Peraxilla colensoi
- Peraxilla tetrapetala
- Trilepidea adamsii
- Tupeia antarctica
For more infromation about leafy mistletoes see:
- Mistletoes (DOC website)
- Mistletoes (Canterbury University)
- Pollination of mistletoe research (Canterbury University)
- Beech mistletoes (QEII National Trust website research report)
- Mistletoes and their hosts (QEII National Trust article)
- Mistletoes (Te Ara - Encyclopedia of New Zealand)
- Possum control benefits native beech mistletoes by Laura Sessions et al. (2001). NZ Journal of Ecology: 25 (2) - 27-33
- Effects of pollinator loss on endemic New Zealand mistletoes by Alastair Robertson et al (1997)
- Methods for monitoring herbivory and growth of New Zealand mistletoes by Laura Sessions and Dave Kelly (2001) NZ Journal of Ecology 25(2): 19-26
- Flower predation by Zellaria maculata on Peraxilla mistletoes by Dave Kelly et al. (2008). New Zealand Journal of Ecology.
- Mistletoe (Tupeia antarctica) recovery and decline following possum control in a New Zealand forest by P.J. Sweetapple et al. (2002). NZ Journal of Ecology 26(1): 61-71