Amyema queenslandica (Blakely) Danser

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Amyema

Characteristics

Glabrous except for the young shoots, inflorescences and sometimes the flowers sparsely tomentose. Leaves opposite; lamina ovate to orbicular or broadly spathulate, 3-8 by 2.5-6 cm, shortly cuneate at the base to a petiole 5-10 mm long, thick, rounded at the apex, slightly lustrous above, dull below; venation almost curvinerved, indistinct. Inflorescences at the nodes, pedunculate 4-to 8-rayed robust umbels of triads with the central flowers sessile; peduncle 10-25 mm long; rays 5-10 mm long; pedicels of the lateral flowers 3-5 mm long; bracts dimorphic, the central ones acute, erect, the lateral ones concave, rounded, enclosing the ovary. Corolla in mature bud 5-or 6-merous, 30-35 mm long, robust, obtuse at the apex, mostly yellow, rarely orange or red. Anther 3-4 mm long, about equal to the free part of the filament.
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Plant erect or spreading, glabrous except a sparse scattered indumentum on inflorescence and young shoots; epicortical runners present. Leaves ovate to orbicular, rounded at apex; lamina 4–8 cm long, 3–6 cm wide, attenuate at base into petiole 5–8 mm long. Inflorescence a pedunculate umbel of triads, the central flower sessile, lateral flowers pedicellate; peduncle robust, 10–25 mm long; rays of umbel c. 6, 6–10 mm long, dilated towards apex; pedicels of lateral flowers 3–4 mm long; bracts erect, concave, thick, c. 3 mm long. Calyx 1.5–2 mm long, truncate, irregularly split. Corolla in mature bud robust, 30–35 mm long, 6-merous, yellow. Anthers 3–4 mm long, equal to free part of filament. Fruit ovoid, c. 8 mm long, contracted into a neck at apex.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Grows in rainforest on a wide range of host trees.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Amyema queenslandica world distribution map, present in Australia and Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547786-1
WFO ID wfo-0000532444
COL ID D8ZY
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Synonyms

Amyema queenslandica Amyema involvens