Alepis
Genus of flowering plants
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Alepis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.[2] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Alepis flavida.
| Alepis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Alepis Tiegh. |
| Species: | A. flavida |
| Binomial name | |
| Alepis flavida | |
The mistletoe has yellow, erect flowers[3] with tall orange anthers.
This mistletoe was first described in 1852 as Loranthus flavidus by Joseph Dalton Hooker,[4][5] but in 1894 Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem transferred it to the genus, Alepis.[2][6]
Its native range is New Zealand.[2]
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%.[1]