Amyema mackayensis
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| Amyema mackayensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Amyema |
| Species: | A. mackayensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amyema mackayensis | |
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| Collections data for A. mackayensis from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
Amyema mackayensis, the mangrove mistletoe,[3] is a species of flowering plant within the genus Amyema, an epiphytic hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae native to Australia, and found along its northern and eastern coasts in New South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, and also in New Guinea.[4][5]
The opposite[3] flat leaves have a distinct stem[6] and are thick, fleshy and round, and can be up to 6 cm in length.[3] The inflorescence is an umbel of two or more triads or tetrads (flowering in a group of four).[6] The mature buds are terete (long and cylindrical) or angular, and smooth or with just a few scattered hairs.[6]