Amyema biniflora

Amyema biniflora, the twin-flower mistletoe,^[3] is a species of epiphytic hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae endemic to Queensland, Australia.^[4]

Amyema biniflora
Amyema biniflora (artist: James F. Miller, 1775)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Loranthaceae
Genus:	Amyema
Species:	A. biniflora
Binomial name
Amyema biniflora Barlow[1][2]
Collections data for A. biniflora from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium

Type species

Type: Endeavour R., Banks & Solander, 1770 (BM, holotype; MEL; NSW).^[1]

Description

A. biniflora is a pendulous mistletoe, with flat^[5] leaves up 15 cm long and 1 cm wide.^[3] Its inflorescence is an umbel of two or dyads (flowering in groups of two).^[5] The corolla is smooth and slender and green at maturity.^[5] The fruit is ovoid and the flower bract does not enlarge as the fruit matures.^[5] The buds and fruit are smooth.^[3]

Ecology

A. biniflora is found on bloodwoods and spotted gums^[3] (eucalypts).^[5]

Taxonomy

A. biniflora was first described by Barlow in 1966.^[1][2]