Amyema sanguinea
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| Amyema sanguinea | |
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| Amyema sanguinea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Amyema |
| Species: | A. sanguinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Amyema sanguinea | |
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| Collections data for A. sanguinea from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
| Synonyms | |
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Treubella muelleriana Tiegh. | |
Amyema sanguinea is an aerial hemiparasitic shrub within the genus Amyema, in the family Loranthaceae[4][5] and native to Australia, where it is found in New South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.[6]
Its leaves are flat and opposite (sometimes appearing alternate).[7] Its inflorescence is a simple umbel with 3-6 flowers, on a stem.[7] Flowering from January to December, its erect flowers[8] shade from pinky-red to an orange-red.[5] The yellow stamens do not project beyond the corolla.[8] The mature buds have six ribs.[8]