English: Harlequin mistletoe.
Region: Australia.
Chromosomes: 12 pairs.
BotanyShrub; hemiparasitic; glabrous; no external runners.
Leaves: flat or compressed when very narrow; linear to narrow-oblong; sessile or the wider leaves shortly petiolate; 3 to 15 cm long, 1 to 10 mm wide; apex is usually rounded; base attenuate, contracted; venation is obscure; shortly petiolate.
Inflorescence: pedunculate; usually a 2 flowered umbel; peduncle usually 0.5 to 2 mm in length.
Flower: pedicels 2 to 5 mm long; bracts 1 to 1.5 mm long.
Corolla: 25 to 50 mm long; usually red, rarely yellow; tipped with green or black.
Fruit: ellipsoidal to ovoid; 6 to 10 mm long; red or black.