Amyema bifurcata is an epiphytic, flowering, hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae native to Australia and found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.[5][6]
| Amyema bifurcata | |
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| Amyema bifurcata, Burning Mountain, New South Wales | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Amyema |
| Species: | A. bifurcata |
| Binomial name | |
| Amyema bifurcata | |
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| Collections data for A. bifurcata from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
| Synonyms[4] | |
Amyema ferruginiflora (W.Fitzg.) Danser | |
Description
Its inflorescence is an umbel of two or more pairs of flowers, which have rusty corollas covered with dense intertwined hairs.[5] The fruit is globular, and the bract enlarges under the fruit.[5] The leaves are flat.[5]
Ecology
Amyema bifurcata is found on some 22 Eucalypt species, five Angophora species, on Acacia acuminata and on Nitraria billardierei.[7]
Taxonomy
It was first described by Bentham in 1867 as Loranthus bifurcatus,[2][8] with its genus being changed to Amyema by Tieghem in 1894.[3]