Amyema lucasii (Blakely) Danser

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Amyema

Characteristics

Plant erect or spreading, rarely pendulous, glabrous except lower part of ovary white-tomentose; epicortical runners absent. Leaves narrowly elliptic to elliptic, obtuse or rounded; lamina 35-55 mm long, 10-25 mm wide, contracted at base into a distinct petiole 4-8 mm long. Inflorescence a pedunculate umbel of triads; all flowers sessile; peduncle slender, 12-20 mm long; rays of umbel usually 4, usually 5-12 mm long; bracts 1.5-2 mm long, concave. Calyx entire, 1 mm long. Corolla in mature bud slender, c. 20 mm long, 5-merous, clavate, green or red. Anthers 1.5-2 mm long, c. 1/4 length of free part of filament. Fruit ellipsoidal, c. 8 mm long.
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A mistletoe. It is erect or spreading and occasionally hangs down. The leaves are narrow and 4-7 cm long by 10-25 mm wide. The fruit is 8 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a warm temperate plant. It grows in semi-arid woodland on Flindersia maculosa.
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Found in semi-arid woodland, almost exclusively on Flindersia maculosa .
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses animal food food
Edible fruits
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Distribution

Amyema lucasii world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547747-1
WFO ID wfo-0000532392
COL ID D8YP
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Synonyms

Amyema lucasii