Psittacanthus robustus
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Psittacanthus robustus is a species of neotropical mistletoe in the Loranthaceae family that can be found growing on Vochysiaceae species in southeastern Brazil.[1]
Description
The species is light green colored when immature but when they are ripe their colour changes to black, which in turn camouflages an olive. Its seeds have 3 cotyledons and sticky substance inside. The species attracts Viridis viridis commonly known as swallow-tanager.[1]
References
- ^ a b Ricardo Ferreira Monteiro, Rogerio Parentoni Martins and Kikyo Yamamoto (August 1992). "Host Specificity and Seed Dispersal of Psittacanthus robustus (Loranthaceae) in South-East Brazil". Journal of Tropical Ecology. 8 (3). JSTOR: 307–314.
Further reading
- Grazielle Sales Teodoro; Eduardovanden Berg; Marcelade Castro Nunes Santos; Flávia de Freitas Coelho (December 2010). "How does Psittacanthus robustus Mart. population structure relate to a Vochysia thyrsoidea Pohl. hostpopulation?". 205 (12). Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants: 797–801.
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