Alepis
Sign in to saveAlepis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Alepis flavida. alt=Some yellow erect flowers stemming out of a branchlet.|thumb|Flowers of the Alepis flavida The mistletoe has yellow, erect flowers with tall orange anthers.
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Alepis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loranthaceae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Alepis flavida. alt=Some yellow erect flowers stemming out of a branchlet.|thumb|Flowers of the Alepis flavida The mistletoe has yellow, erect flowers with tall orange anthers.
This mistletoe was first described in 1852 as Loranthus flavidus by Joseph Dalton Hooker, but in 1894 Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem transferred it to the genus, Alepis.