Biology:Amyema biniflora
Amyema biniflora | |
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Amyema biniflora (artist: James F. Miller (artist), 1775) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Loranthaceae |
Genus: | Amyema |
Species: | A. biniflora
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Binomial name | |
Amyema biniflora | |
Collections data for A. biniflora from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium |
Amyema biniflora, the twin-flower mistletoe,[3] is a species of flowering plant within the genus Amyema, an epiphytic hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae endemic to Queensland, Australia.[4]
Type species
Type: Endeavour R., Banks & Solander, 1770 (BM, holotype; MEL; NSW).[5]
Description
A. biniflora is a pendulous mistletoe, with flat[6] leaves up 15 cm long and 1 cm wide.[3] Its inflorescence is an umbel of two or dyads (flowering in groups of two).[6] The corolla is smooth and slender and green at maturity.[6] The fruit is ovoid and the flower bract does not enlarge as the fruit matures.[6] The buds and fruit are smooth.[3]
Ecology
A. biniflora is found on bloodwoods and spotted gums[3] (eucalypts).[6]
Taxonomy
A. biniflora was first described by Barlow in 1966.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "'Australian Plant Name Index (APNI): Amyema biniflora, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government". https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/name/apni/87017/api/apni-format. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Barlow, B.A. 1966. A revision of the Loranthaceae of Australia and New Zealand. Australian Journal of Botany 14(3): 459-461, Fig. 6 (map)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Moss, J.T. & Kendall, R. 2016. The mistletoes of subtropical Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria,Butterfly & Other Invertebrates Club
- ↑ "AVH: Amyema biniflora (mapview), Australasian Virtual Herbarium". http://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Amyema+biniflora#tab_mapView. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ "'Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Usage of name: Amyema biniflora, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government". https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/instance/apni/506850. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Barlow, B.A. 1984. "Flora of Australia Online: key to Amyema, Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 22, a product of ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia". http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=48296. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q15378148 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyema biniflora.
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