Amylotheca dictyophleba —Rainforest Mistletoe—LORANTHACEAE
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Habitat—Parasitic on many species of rainforest trees. Distribution—North from the Illawarra region in New South Wales into Queensland. Description—Spreading to pendent shrub, glabrous Local occurrences— Barrington/Gloucester Tops,
Booti Hill,
Brown's Creek Bicentennial Gardens,
Cape Hawke,
Coocumbac Island,
Forster/Tuncurry Streets,
Queen Elizabeth Park Taree,
Sea Acres National Park,
Seven Mile Beach and Green Point,
The Sanctuary,
Tiona and
Wingham Brush.
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Leaves.—Leaves lanceolate to elliptic, 6 to 13 cm long, 20 to 60 mm wide, apex acute to rounded, base attenuate or contracted, upper surface usually shining, lower surface dull, reticulate venation distinct; petiole 2 to 8 mm long. |
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Inflorescence—Inflorescence axis slender, 5 to 14 mm long, rarely to 28 mm, with 1—6 decussate pairs of triads or single flowers on peduncle usually 4 to 8 mm long; pedicels of lateral flowers, if present, 2 to 4 mm long; bracts 1 mm long. Corolla in mature bud 28 to 38 mm long, inflated in middle, acute, usually red, often grading into green in upper part and yellow at apex. Style articulate 1 to 3 mm above base. Flowering.— Mainly summer. |
Fruit—Berry–like, ±globose, 10 to 14 mm long, red, dark purple or black. Ripe.—January to February |
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