Amyema fitzgeraldii Danser

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Amyema

Characteristics

Plant erect or spreading, shortly white-tomentose; epicortical runners absent. Leaves oblong to elliptic, rounded at apex; lamina 2-4 cm long, 6-20 mm wide, attenuate at base into petiole 4-8 mm long. Inflorescence a pedunculate head of 3-5 sessile flowers; peduncle slender, 5-15 mm long; bracts subtending each flower except central one, nearly orbicular, 2-2.5 mm long. Calyx entire, 0.5 mm long. Corolla in mature bud slender, 18-26 mm long, 5-merous, clavate, acute, green. Anthers 2 mm long, c. 1/2 length of free part of filament. Fruit nearly globose, c. 6 mm long.
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A shrub that grows attached to trees. It partly lives on the stems. The flowers are green and red. It grows on Acacia trees.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Found in semi-arid woodland, parasitic exclusively on Acacia .
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It grows in subtropical and warm temperate places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Images

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Distribution

Amyema fitzgeraldii world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547714-1
WFO ID wfo-0000532350
COL ID D8XJ
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Synonyms

Amyema fitzgeraldii