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Amyema fitzgeraldii, the pincushion mistletoe,[3] is a species of flowering plant within the genus Amyema, an epiphytic hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae endemic to Australia, and found in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.[4]

Amyema fitzgeraldii
Amyema fitzgeraldii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Amyema
Species:
A. fitzgeraldii
Binomial name
Amyema fitzgeraldii
(Blakely) Danser[1][2]
Collections data for A. fitzgeraldii from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Description


The leaves are flat.[5] The inflorescence is a single group of 3-5 green and red flowers.[5][3] The central flower has no bracts, unlike the surrounding flowers.[5] It flowers from April to October.[3]


Ecology


A. fitzgeraldii is only found on Acacias.[3]


Taxonomy


A. fitzgeraldii was first described by Blakely in 1922 as Loranthus fitzgeraldii,[6] but in 1929 was placed in the genus Amyema by Danser.[1][2]


References


  1. "'Australian Plant Name Index (APNI): Amyema fitzgeraldii, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government". Retrieved 11 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. Danser, B.H. 1929. On the taxonomy and nomenclature of the Loranthaceae of Asia and Australia. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg ser. 3, 10(3): 295
  3. "floraBase: Ameyma fitzgeraldii, Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions". Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. "AVH: Amyema fitzgeraldii (mapview), Australasian Virtual Herbarium". Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. Barlow, B.A. 1984. "Flora of Australia Online: key to Amyema, Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 22, a product of ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia". Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  6. Blakely, W.F. 1922. The Loranthaceae of Australia. Part iii. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 47(4): 393


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