Amyema fitzgeraldii

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
Collections data for A. fitzgeraldii from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Description

The leaves are flat.[5] The inflorescence is 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.
  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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