Muellerina bidwillii

Muellerina bidwillii, common name Cypress-pine mistletoe, is a hemiparasitic arial shrub in the family Loranthaceae. The species is 
endemic to New South Wales and Queensland.
Description.
"M. bidwillii" is an erect to spreading plant, the branches and leaves of which are smooth (or having a few scattered hairs on the inflorescence axes). The leaves are linear to oblanceolate and rounded at the tip. The 
leaf blade is from 1.5 to 3 cm long and 1.5 to 3 mm wide, with obscure venation and an obscure petiole. The inflorescence a 2-flowered simple umbel on a peduncle which is from 3 to 6 mm long. The corolla in the mature bud is 20–27 mm long, and the flower has anthers 1–1.5 mm long, with the free part of filament being 8–10 mm long. The pink or red fruit is pear-shaped to spherical and from 6 to 8 mm long.
Ecology.
The main hosts on which "M. bidwillii" grows are "Callitris" species, in particular "Callitris glaucophylla". An inventory of host plants for "Muellerina bidwillii" spp. is given by Downey.
"Muellerina bidwillii" is not known to host any butterflies.
Taxonomy.
The species was first described by George Bentham in 1867 as "Loranthus bidwillii". It was redescribed by B.A.Barlow in 1962 as "Muellerina bidwillii", with the current description of the species being that of Barlow in 1984.