Amylotheca dictyophleba is a member of the mistletoe family, Loranthaceae,[1] and was first described in 1860 by Ferdinand von Mueller as Loranthus dictyophlebus,[1][2] but in 1894, Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem transferred it to his newly described genus, Amylotheca.[1][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Amylotheca |
| Species: | A. dictyophleba
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| Amylotheca dictyophleba | |
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Loranthus dictyophlebus F.Muell. | |
It is native to Australia where it is found in New South Wales and Queensland.[1] It is native also to the Pacific Islands of New Caledonia, New Guinea, and Vanuatu.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Amylotheca dictyophleba (F.Muell.) Tiegh. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ Ferdinand von Mueller; Eugene Fitzalan; Joseph W Smith (1860), Essay on the plants collected by Mr. Eugene Fitzalan, during Lieut. Smith's expedition to the estuary of the Burdekin, Melbourne: Government Printer, p. 14, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.113532, Wikidata Q17631104
- ^ M. Ph. Van Tieghem (January 1894). "Sur Les Loxanthera, Amylotheca Et Treubella, Trois Genres Nouveaux Pour La Tribu Des Élytranthées Dans La Famille Des Loranthacées". Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (in French). 41 (4): 262. doi:10.1080/00378941.1894.10831597. ISSN 0037-8941. Wikidata Q54801429.