Amyema gaudichaudii

Amyema gaudichaudii
Amyema gaudichaudii on Melaleuca decora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Amyema
Species:
A. gaudichaudii
Binomial name
Amyema gaudichaudii
Collections data for A. gaudichaudii from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Synonyms[1]
  • Amyema gaudichaudi Tiegh. orth. var.
  • Dendrophthoe gaudichaudii (DC.) G.Don
  • Loranthus gaudichaudii DC.
  • Loranthus pendulus var. parviflorus Benth. p.p.

Amyema gaudichaudii, commonly known as melaleuca mistletoe,[2] is a plant in the family Loranthaceae endemic to eastern Australia. Like other mistletoes, it is a shrubby, woody, aerial hemiparasite plant. It has relatively small, wedge-shaped leaves and small, dark red flowers arranged in groups of three. It only grows on a few species of Melaleuca.

  1. ^ a b "Amyema gaudichaudii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. ^ Watson, David M.; Hulley, Robyn (2011). Mistletoes of Southern Australia. Collingwood, Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 9780643095939.