Family: Loranthaceae
Plant: An epiphytic erect or spreading mistletoe that is parasitic on Acacia, Casuarinaceae and other rainforest plants.
Flowers: Pale pinkish-cream with green tips and red anthers, narrow tubular 2-3.5cm long flowers in groups of 1-3 flowers.
Flowering: June-November.
Fruit: Pear-shaped about 8mm long green to reddish with a dark spot at the tip.
Leaves: Opposite, fleshy, lanceolate to ovate or obovate, 4-11cm long and 1-4cm wide..
Habitat: Coastal wet sclerophyll forest and rainforest margins.
Features: Parasitic on other plants.
Name:
Amyema From Greek a = not and myeo = I point out anew (referring to splitting of Loranthaceae into a number of separate division).
congener From Latin = allied (referring to its being closely related to other species).
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Flowers |
Form |
Tubular/Bell-shaped, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Yellow, Red, Pink, Green |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
Many |
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Flowering Month |
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Drupe |
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Colour |
Red, Green |
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Other Features |
Fleshy |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Opposite |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Medium |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Stalked |
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Other Features |
Fleshy |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Rainforest, Wet sclerophyll forest |
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