Amyema thalassia

Amyema thalassia is a species of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae[1][2] native to Western Australia and the Northern Territory.[3]

Amyema thalassia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Amyema
Species:
A. thalassia
Binomial name
Amyema thalassia

It was first described in 1962 by Bryan Alwyn Barlow.[1][2]

Description

The leaves are rounded and fleshy, with an obtuse base, a blunt apex and a winged petiole.[3] The corolla is four-winged, and red at the base and green at the apex.[3] There are four stamens.[3]

References

  1. "Amyema thalassia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Barlow, B.A (1962). "Studies in Australian Loranthaceae. I. Nomenclature and new additions". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 87 (1): 57. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q106628841.
  3. Glenn Wightman (2006). "Mangroves of the Northern Territory, Australia Identification and Traditional Use". Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin. 31: 48. Wikidata Q107006058.
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