Amyema nickrentii is an epiphytic, flowering, hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae native to the Philippines.[1] It was found in coastal forest in the Aurora Province and "differs from all other described Amyema species in having a whorled leaf arrangement with mostly nine flat linear leaves per node".[2]
| Amyema nickrentii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Amyema |
| Species: | A. nickrentii |
| Binomial name | |
| Amyema nickrentii | |
It was first described by Julie Barcelona & Pieter Pelser in 2013.[1][2] The specific epithet, nickrentii, honours Daniel Lee Nickrent.[2]
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