Biology:Amyema gibberula

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Short description: Species of plant

Amyema gibberula
Amyema gibberula var. gibberula (7232025856).jpg
Amyema gibberula var. gibberula
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Amyema
Species:
A. gibberula
Binomial name
Amyema gibberula
(Tate) Danser[1][2]
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Collections data for A. gibberula from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Synonyms

Amyema gibberulosa Tiegh.
Loranthus gibberulus Tate
Tapinostemma gibberulum (Tate) Tiegh.[3]

Amyema gibberula is an aerial hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae native to Australia and found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and South Australia.[4][5]

Description

It flowers in dyads (groups of two flowers) and usually has four petals.[4] The filaments of the stamens are shorter than the anthers of the stamen.[4] Its green, red, pink and white flowers can be seen from April to September or November to December.[6] The leaves are terete (cylindrical and long).[4]

Ecology

A. gibberula is found on various species of Hakea and Grevillea.[6]

Taxonomy

It was first described by Tate in 1886 as Loranthus gibberulus,[1][7] with its genus being changed to Amyema by Danser in 1992.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15379484 entry