Amyema seemeniana (K.Schum.) Danser

Species

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Characteristics

Glabrous except for the inflorescence and flowers sometimes sparsely to densely brown-or white-tomentose. Leaves opposite; lamina broadly lanceolate to broadly ovate, 6-30 by 3-13 cm, shortly cuneate at the base to a petiole 5-18 mm long, obtuse to acuminate and acute at the apex, dull on both sides; venation curvinerved with 3-5 veins distinct on both sides. Inflorescences at the nodes, a 2-flowered simple umbel; peduncle 3-8 mm long; pedicels 2-6 mm long. Corolla in mature bud usually 5-merous, 30-65 mm long, thin, curved, more or less inflated, acute or obtuse or rounded at the apex, variable in colour but mostly pink or red and often grading to green or yellow above. Anther 5-7 mm long, about equal to the free part of the filament. Fig. 9a-d.
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Plant erect or spreading, glabrous or the inflorescence shortly brown-or white-tomentose; epicortical runners present. Leaves broadly lanceolate to ovate, acuminate or obtuse; lamina 6-30 cm long, 3-13 cm wide, contracted at base into petiole 5-18 mm long. Inflorescence a pedunculate 2-flowered umbel; peduncle slender, 3-8 mm long; rays of umbel 2-6 mm long; bracts nearly orbicular, 1-2 mm long, spreading. Calyx entire to toothed, 0.2-2 mm long. Corolla in mature bud 30-65 mm long, 5-merous, thin, inflated, acute or obtuse, red or yellow. Anthers 5-7 mm long, nearly equal to free part of filament. Fruit pear-shaped to almost globose, 10-12 mm long, constricted at apex.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Found in rainforest on various hosts.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547796-1
WFO ID wfo-0000532460
COL ID D92C
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Synonyms

Loranthus articulatus Loranthus seemenianus Amyema seemeniana Amyema articulata

Lower taxons

Amyema seemeniana subsp. melastomatifolia