Amyema gibberula is an aerial hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae native to Australia and found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and South Australia.[4][5]
| Amyema gibberula | |
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| Amyema gibberula var. gibberula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Amyema |
| Species: | A. gibberula
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| Binomial name | |
| Amyema gibberula | |
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| Collections data for A. gibberula from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amyema gibberulosa Tiegh. | |
Description
editIt flowers in dyads (groups of two flowers) and usually has four petals.[4] The filaments of the stamens are shorter than the anthers of the stamen.[4] Its green, red, pink and white flowers can be seen from April to September or November to December.[6] The leaves are terete (cylindrical and long).[4]
Ecology
editA. gibberula is found on various species of Hakea and Grevillea.[6]
Taxonomy
editIt was first described by Tate in 1886 as Loranthus gibberulus,[1][7] with its genus being changed to Amyema by Danser in 1992.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Amyema gibberula". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ 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
- ^ Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. "Plants of the World online: Amyema gibberula". Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "AVH: Amyema gibberula (mapview), Australasian Virtual Herbarium". Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ a b "FloraBase:Amyema gibberula, Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions". Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ Tate, R. 1886. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 8: 71