Amyema biniflora
| Amyema biniflora | |
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| Amyema biniflora (artist: James F. Miller, 1775) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Amyema |
| Species: | A. biniflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Amyema biniflora | |
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| Collections data for A. biniflora from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
Amyema biniflora, the twin-flower mistletoe,[3] is a species of epiphytic hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae endemic to Queensland, Australia.[4]
Type species
[edit]Type: Endeavour R., Banks & Solander, 1770 (BM, holotype; MEL; NSW).[1]
Description
[edit]A. biniflora is a pendulous mistletoe, with flat[5] leaves up 15 cm long and 1 cm wide.[3] Its inflorescence is an umbel of two or dyads (flowering in groups of two).[5] The corolla is smooth and slender and green at maturity.[5] The fruit is ovoid and the flower bract does not enlarge as the fruit matures.[5] The buds and fruit are smooth.[3]
Ecology
[edit]A. biniflora is found on bloodwoods and spotted gums[3] (eucalypts).[5]
Taxonomy
[edit]A. biniflora was first described by Barlow in 1966.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Amyema biniflora". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ a b Barlow, B.A. (1966). "A revision of the Loranthaceae of Australia and New Zealand". Australian Journal of Botany. 14 (3): 421–499 [459–461, Fig. 6 (map)]. doi:10.1071/BT9660421.
- ^ a b c d Moss, J.T. & Kendall, R. 2016. The mistletoes of subtropical Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, Butterfly & Other Invertebrates Club
- ^ "AVH: Amyema biniflora (mapview), Australasian Virtual Herbarium". Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e 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". Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.