Benthamina alyxifolia Tiegh.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Benthamina

Characteristics

Plant erect or spreading, glabrous except inflorescence axes and calyx shortly brown-tomentose. Leaves elliptic to broadly obovate, rounded at apex; lamina 25-75 mm long, 20-50 mm wide, somewhat shining above and dull below, recurved at margin, contracted at base into distinct petiole usually 2-7 mm long; venation pinnate, indistinct. Peduncle 0.5-3 mm long; pedicels 0.5-1.5 mm long; bracts 2-3 mm long, encircling ovary. Calyx entire, 1 mm long. Corolla in mature bud 32-42 mm long, curved, truncate, red. Anthers 1.5-3 mm long, about equal to free part of filament. Fruit ellipsoidal, 8-10 mm long.
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Found in rainforest and riparian forest on various hosts but frequently on Myrtaceae.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

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Distribution

Benthamina alyxifolia world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:548002-1
WFO ID wfo-0000562587
COL ID LHP4
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Synonyms

Loranthus alyxifolius Loranthus maytenifolius Benthamina alyxifolia Amyema alyxifolia Amyema maytenifolia