Nuytsia

Nuytsia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Nuytsia
R.Br. ex G.Don
Species:
N. floribunda
Binomial name
Nuytsia floribunda
(Labill.) R.Br. ex G.Don[2]
Synonyms
  • Loranthus floribundus Labill.

Nuytsia floribunda is a hemiparasitic tree found in Western Australia. The species is known locally as moodjar and, more recently, the Christmas tree or Western Australian Christmas tree. The display of intensely bright flowers during the austral summer coincides with the Christmas season.

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2020). "Nuytsia floribunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T172929297A172929299. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T172929297A172929299.en. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Nuytsia floribunda". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 1 December 2014.