Amyema linophylla Tiegh.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Amyema

Characteristics

Plant spreading or pendulous, white-or rarely pale brown-tomentose or the older stems and leaves glabrous; epicortical runners absent. Leaves terete, obtuse, 6-12 cm long, 1-2.5 mm thick. Inflorescence a pedunculate umbel of triads, the central flower sessile, the laterals pedicellate; peduncle slender, 5-10 mm long; rays of umbel usually 3, 2-6 mm long; pedicels 1-3.5 mm long; bracts 2-3 mm long, acute. Calyx entire, 0.7-1 mm long. Corolla in mature bud slender to robust, 16-26 mm long, 4-or 5-merous, clavate, white-tomentose. Anthers 2.5-3 mm long, c. 1/2 length of free part of filament. Fruit globose, c. 6 mm long.
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A shrub that grows attached to trees. It partly lives from the stems. It grows on Casuarina plants. The flowers are red and pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Found mostly in semi-arid woodlands; parasitic on several species of Casuarina .
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It grows in subtropical and temperate places.
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Uses animal food food
Edible fruits
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Images

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Distribution

Amyema linophylla world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547745-1
WFO ID wfo-0000532389
COL ID D8YK
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Synonyms

Loranthus linophyllus Amyema linophylla