Amyema vernicosa Barlow

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Amyema

Characteristics

Glabrous except for the inflorescence and flowers sparsely to densely tawny-or brown-tomentose. Leaves ternate (sometimes scattered); lamina ovate or lanceolate-ovate, 4-7 by 2.5-3.5 cm, cuneate at the base to a petiole 12-20 mm long, acute or rounded-obtuse at the apex, distinctly shining above, dull below; venation pinnate, obscure above and the midrib raised and the main laterals distinct below. Inflorescencess at the nodes, pedunculate 3-rayed umbels of triads with all flowers sessile; peduncle 12-15 mm long; rays 0.5-1 (rarely to 3.5) mm long. Corolla in mature bud 4-or 5-merous, c. 25 mm long, red below grading to yellow and green above. Anther c. 1.5 mm long, about half as long as the free part of the filament.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Amyema vernicosa world distribution map, present in Philippines

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:961107-1
WFO ID wfo-0000532489
COL ID D932
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Synonyms

Amyema vernicosa