Amyema biniflora
| Amyema biniflora | |
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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 flowering plant within the genus Amyema, an epiphytic hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae endemic to Queensland, Australia.[4]
Type species
Type: Endeavour R., Banks & Solander, 1770 (BM, holotype; MEL; NSW).[5]
Description
A. biniflora is a pendulous mistletoe, with flat[6] leaves up 15 cm long and 1 cm wide.[3] Its inflorescence is an umbel of two or dyads (flowering in groups of two).[6] The corolla is smooth and slender and green at maturity.[6] The fruit is ovoid and the flower bract does not enlarge as the fruit matures.[6] The buds and fruit are smooth.[3]
Ecology
A. biniflora is found on bloodwoods and spotted gums[3] (eucalypts).[6]
Taxonomy
A. biniflora was first described by Barlow in 1966.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b "'Australian Plant Name Index (APNI): Amyema biniflora, IBIS database. 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): 459-461, Fig. 6 (map)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "'Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Usage of name: Amyema biniflora, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government". 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". Retrieved 11 May 2018.