Biology:Amyema fitzgeraldii
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Short description: Species of plant
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| Amyema fitzgeraldii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Amyema |
| Species: | A. fitzgeraldii
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| Amyema fitzgeraldii | |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "'Australian Plant Name Index (APNI): Amyema fitzgeraldii, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government". https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/name/apni/507020/api/apni-format. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Danser, B.H. 1929. On the taxonomy and nomenclature of the Loranthaceae of Asia and Australia. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg ser. 3, 10(3): 295
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "floraBase: Ameyma fitzgeraldii, Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.". https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2372. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ "AVH: Amyema fitzgeraldii (mapview), Australasian Virtual Herbarium". http://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Amyema+fitzgeraldii#tab_mapView. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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.
- ↑ Blakely, W.F. 1922. The Loranthaceae of Australia. Part iii. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 47(4): 393
Wikidata ☰ Q15378407 entry
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