Biology:Amyema thalassia

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Short description: Species of epiphyte

Amyema thalassia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Amyema
Species:
A. thalassia
Binomial name
Amyema thalassia
Barlow

Amyema thalassia is a species of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae[1][2] native to Western Australia and the Northern Territory.[3]

It was first described in 1962 by Bryan Alwyn Barlow.[1][2]

Description

The leaves are rounded and fleshy, with an obtuse base, a blunt apex and a winged petiole.[3] The corolla is four-winged, and red at the base and green at the apex.[3] There are four stamens.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Amyema thalassia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/87095. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 , p. 57, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35071960 , Wikidata Q106628841
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 , pp. 48 , Wikidata Q107006058

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15379026 entry