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]
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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. fitzgeraldii
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| Amyema fitzgeraldii | |
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| Collections data for A. fitzgeraldii from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
Description
editThe leaves are flat.[5] The inflorescence is a 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
editTaxonomy
editA. 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
edit- ^ a b "'Australian Plant Name Index (APNI): Amyema fitzgeraldii, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government". Retrieved 11 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b c d "floraBase: Ameyma fitzgeraldii, Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions". Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "AVH: Amyema fitzgeraldii (mapview), Australasian Virtual Herbarium". Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Blakely, W.F. 1922. The Loranthaceae of Australia. Part iii. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 47(4): 393