page_title: Tapinanthus rubromarginatus
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Tapinanthus rubromarginatus / Description
caption_attribution_description: Nectarinia amethystina, Tapinanthus rubromarginatus Afrikaans: 'n Onvolwasse Swartsuikerbekkie-mannetjie van die nominaatras voed op nektar van 'n Vuurhoutjies-voëlent in die Kloofendal-natuurreservaat, Johannesburg. Die stuifmeelbedekte helmknoppe, asook die stamper, vryf teen die kroonvere. English: An immature male Amethyst sunbird of the nominate race, feeding on nectar of a mistletoe flower at the Kloofendal Nature Reserve, Johannesburg, South Africa. The pollen-laden anthers of the Tapinanthus mistletoe rub against feathers of the forecrown, while the pistil rests higher up.
context_page_description: Tapinanthus rubromarginatus, commonly known as red mistletoe, is a species of plant in the family Loranthaceae. The leaf margins are red as reflected by the specific name rubro-, meaning "red", and marginatus meaning "margin".
context_section_description: This is a deciduous, semi-parasitic aerial shrub, that attaches itself to the host plant by haustoria. 
  The leaves are clustered in groups, and have narrow, dark red edges. The pinkish red flowers appear in spring, and the berries are similarly coloured.
caption: Sunbird feeding on T. rubromarginatus nectar, and assisting in pollination.
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