Biology:Amyema fitzgeraldii

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Short description: Species of plant

Amyema fitzgeraldii
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Amyema fitzgeraldii
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Amyema
Species:
A. fitzgeraldii
Binomial name
Amyema fitzgeraldii
(Blakely) Danser[1][2]
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Collections data for A. fitzgeraldii from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Amyema fitzgeraldii, the pincushion mistletoe,[3] is a species of flowering plant within the genus Amyema, an epiphytic hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae endemic to Australia, and found in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.[4]

Description

The leaves are flat.[5] The inflorescence is a single group of 3-5 green and red flowers.[5][3] The central flower has no bracts, unlike the surrounding flowers.[5] It flowers from April to October.[3]

Ecology

A. fitzgeraldii is only found on Acacias.[3]

Taxonomy

A. fitzgeraldii was first described by Blakely in 1922 as Loranthus fitzgeraldii,[6] but in 1929 was placed in the genus Amyema by Danser.[1][2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15378407 entry