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Diplatia grandibractea (F.Muell.) Tiegh.
Coolibah Mistletoe
Identified on
Eucalyptus sp in North Queensland  and overhanging a tributary of the Darling River near Wilcannia
, New South Wales.


  Diplatia grandibractea Diplatia grandibractea
 
  Description:Flowers Description:Flowers
Location: Dimbulah to Mt Mulligan Rd, North Queensland Location: Dimbulah to Mt Mulligan Rd, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates: 16˚56.767E, 144˚59.293S GPS coordinates: 16˚56.767E, 144˚59.293S
  Host plant:Eucalyptus mediocris Host plant:Eucalyptus mediocris
  Date of photo:12 February 2012 Date of photo:12 February 2012
  Field No.:1024 Field No.:1024
  Growing in same tree:Dendrophthoe glabrescens  
     
  Diplatia grandibractea Diplatia grandibractea
 
  Description:Flowers Description:Mature fruit and bracts
  Location: Dimbulah to Mt Mulligan Rd, North Queensland Location: Dimbulah to Mt Mulligan Rd, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates: 16˚56.767E 144˚59.293S GPS coordinates:  16˚56.767E 144˚59.293S
  Host plant:Eucalyptus mediocris Host plant:Eucalyptus mediocris
  Date of photo:12 February 2012 Date of photo:15 May 2011
  Field No.:1024 Field No.:867
     
  Diplatia grandibractea Diplatia grandibractea
 
  Description:Leaves and bracts Description:Leaf
  Location: Dimbulah to Mt Mulligan Rd, North Queensland Location: Dimbulah to Mt Mulligan Rd, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates: 16˚56.767E 144˚59.293S GPS coordinates: 16˚56.767E 144˚59.293S
  Host plant:Corymbia intermedia (FN: 3891) Host plant:Corymbia intermedia (FN: 3891)
  Date of photo:21 February 2016 Date of photo:21 February 2016
  Field No.:3890 voucher specimen Field No.:3890 voucher specimen
     
  Diplatia grandibractea Diplatia grandibractea
 
  Description:Host with mistletoe (on right of photo) Description:Bracts and old flowers
  Location: Dimbulah to Mt Mulligan Rd, North Queensland Location: Dimbulah to Mt Mulligan Rd, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates: 16˚56.767E 144˚59.293S GPS coordinates: 16˚56.767E 144˚59.293S
  Host plant:Corymbia intermedia (FN: 3891) Host plant:Corymbia intermedia (FN: 3891)
  Date of photo:21 February 2016 Date of photo:21 February 2016
  Field No.:3890 voucher specimen Field No.:3890 voucher specimen
     
     
  Diplatia grandibractea Diplatia grandibractea
 
  Description:Whole plant Description:Whole plant
  Location: Talyawalka Creek,Wilcannia,  New South Wales Location: Dimbulah to Mt Mulligan Rd, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates: 31˚39.161S 143˚25.674E GPS coordinates: 16˚55.786E, 144˚56.671S
  Host plant:Eucalyptus sp Host plant:Eucalyptus mediocris
  Date of photo:1 January 2011 Date of photo:15 May 2011
  Field No.:809 Field No.:867
     
  Diplatia grandibractea Diplatia grandibractea
 
  Description:Bracts Description:Leaves and bracts
  Location: Talyawalka Creek, Wilcannia, New South Wales Location: Dimbulah to Mt Mulligan Rd, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates: 31˚39.161S, 143˚25.674E GPS coordinates: 16˚55.786E, 144˚56.671S
  Host plant:Eucalyptus sp Host plant:Eucalyptus mediocris
  Date of photo:1 January 2011 Date of photo:15 May 2011
  Field No.:809 Field No.:867
     
  Diplatia grandibractea Diplatia grandibractea
 
  Description:Bracts Description:Plant showing bracts
  Location: Talaroo, Mt Surprise, North Queensland Location: Talaroo, Mt Surprise, North Queensland
  GPS coordinates:18˚05.3310S, 143°50.7420E GPS coordinates:18˚05.3310S, 143°50.7420E
  Host plant:Eucalyptus sp Host plant:Eucalyptus sp
  Date of photo:26 April 2018 Date of photo:26 April 2018
  Field No.:6517 voucher specimen Field No.:6517 voucher specimen
References (accessed 4 July 2018):

Barlow, B.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Loranthaceae. Flora of Australia 22: 123-124

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Diplatia~grandibractea

Watson D.M. (2011), Mistletoes of Southern Australia, CSIRO Publishing

 

 

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