Amyema glabra Danser

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Amyema

Characteristics

Plant erect or spreading, glabrous or the ovary with short, sparse brown indumentum in lower part; epicortical runners absent. Leaves elliptic to ovate, rounded or obtuse; lamina 35-65 mm long, 18-40 mm wide, rounded or cordate at base, sessile or contracted into distinct petiole up to 1.5 mm long. Inflorescence a pedunculate umbel of triads, the central flower sessile, the laterals pedicellate; peduncle slender, 8-18 mm long; rays of umbel 2, 4-8 mm long, not strongly divergent; pedicels 1.5-3 mm long, not strongly divergent; bracts 1 mm long, acute. Calyx entire, 1 mm long. Corolla in mature bud very slender, 25-30 mm long, 5-merous, acute, red at base, yellow or green at apex. Anthers 3 mm long, c. 1/4 length of free part of filament. Fruit ellipsoidal, c. 8 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Grows in rainforest and mangrove communities on a wide range of host trees.
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Distribution

Amyema glabra world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547721-1
WFO ID wfo-0000532359
COL ID D8XR
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Synonyms

Amyema glabra Amyema obliqua Loranthus glaber