Host-generalist mistletoe exhibits high level of outcrossing

Mistletoes are a group of aerial semi-parasitic plants that provide valuable food resources and nesting sites for many vertebrates, mainly birds. Previous studies reported that Dendrophthoe pentandra, a mistletoe with a broad host-plant range, exhibits an aggregated distribution at a local scale in Xishuangbanna, and that different seed dispersers have different effects on the initial distribution template of mistletoes. However, its reproduction mechanism still needs further study.