Alepis Explained

Alepis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae.[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Alepis flavida.

This mistletoe was first described in 1852 as Loranthus flavidus by Joseph Dalton Hooker,[2] [3] but in 1894 Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem transferred it to the genus, Alepis.[4]

Its native range is New Zealand.

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%.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alepis Tiegh. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 17 March 2021 . en . 2 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220502052252/https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:25144-1 . live .
  2. Web site: Loranthus flavidus Hook.f. Plants of the World Online Kew Science. 2021-04-27. Plants of the World Online. en. 2021-04-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210427101109/http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:549435-1. live.
  3. 100. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15950503. 2. 1852.
  4. 604.