Amyema conspicua Danser

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Amyema

Characteristics

Glabrous except for the very young parts, inflorescences and ovaries white-or brown-tomentose. Leaves opposite; lamina oblong to ovate or obovate, 3-8 by 1-4.5 cm, attenuate to cuneate at the base to a petiole 1-6 mm long, rounded at the apex, dull on both sides; venation curvinerved, distinct on both sides. Inflorescences at the nodes, pedunculate 2-rayed umbels of triads with the central flowers sessile; peduncle (3-)4-8(-9) mm long; rays 1-2.5 mm long, densely tomentose above and glabrous or sparsely tomentose below; pedicels of the lateral flowers 0.5-1 mm long, with the same indumentum as the rays. Corolla in mature bud 4-or 5-merous, 14-25 mm long, slender, weakly clavate and acute at the apex, mostly green, rarely yellow or orange. Anther 1.5-2 mm long, about one fifth as long as* the free part of the filament.
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Plant erect or spreading, glabrous except young shoots, inflorescence axes and calyx white-or pale brown-tomentose; epicortical runners absent. Leaves elliptic to ovate or obovate, rounded; lamina 3.5-8 cm long, 12-45 mm wide, attenuate or contracted at base into terete petiole 1-6 mm long. Inflorescence a pedunculate umbel of triads, the central flower sessile, the laterals pedicellate; peduncle slender, 3-9 mm long; rays of umbel 2, 1-2.5 mm long, not strongly divergent, densely tomentose above, nearly glabrous below; pedicels 0.5-1 mm long, with tomentum similar to rays; bracts 1-2 mm long, acute. Calyx entire, 1 mm long. Corolla in mature bud slender, 14-25 mm long, 5-merous, acute, green. Anthers 1.5-2 mm long, c. 1/4 length of free part of filament. Fruit globose, c. 7 mm long, with a distinct neck.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Grows in rainforest and open forest on various hosts but commonly on Alphitonia and Terminalia .
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Distribution

Amyema conspicua world distribution map, present in Australia and Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547700-1
WFO ID wfo-0000532329
COL ID D8WZ
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Synonyms

Loranthus conspicuus Loranthus betchei Amyema betchei Amyema conspicua

Lower taxons

Amyema conspicua subsp. fulvicalyx