Atkinsonia
| Atkinsonia | |
|---|---|
| A. ligustrina: fruit & flowers | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Atkinsonia F.Muell. |
| Species: | A. ligustrina |
| Binomial name | |
| Atkinsonia ligustrina (Lindl.) F.Muell. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Atkinsonia is a hemi-parasitic shrub with oppositely set, entire leaves and yellowish, later rusty-red colored flowers, that is found in Eastern Australia. It is a monotypic genus, the only species being Atkinsonia ligustrina, and is assigned to the showy mistletoe family, Loranthaceae. It is sometimes called Louisa's mistletoe.