Amyema thalassia

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

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

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. ^ a b "Amyema thalassia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d Glenn Wightman (2006). "Mangroves of the Northern Territory, Australia Identification and Traditional Use". Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin. 31: 48. ISSN 0314-1810. Wikidata Q107006058.

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