Amyema nestor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Amyema
Species:
A. nestor
Binomial name
Amyema nestor
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Loranthus nestor S.Moore

Amyema nestor is a species of epiphytic hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae.[4] It is native to Western Australia,[3] and found growing only on acacias.[4]

The species was first described in 1897 as Loranthus nestor by Spencer Le Marchant Moore,[1][5] but was transferred to the genus, Amyema, in 1929 by Benedictus Hubertus Danser.[1][2]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Amyema nestor (S.Moore) Danser". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 B. H. Danser (1929). "On the taxonomy and nomenclature of the Loranthaceae of Asia and Australia". Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg. 10 (3): 297. ISSN 0215-8906. Wikidata Q102985960.
  3. 1 2 "Amyema nestor (S.Moore) Danser | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Amyema nestor (S.Moore) Danser". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. ↑ Moore, S. le M. (1897). "The Camel Fodder-Plants of Western Australia". Journal of Botany, British and Foreign: 170.


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