Amyema maidenii

(Blakely) Barlow

Mistletoe

Loranthaceae Edible: Fruit 272 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Amyema maidenii is a species of flowering plant within the genus Amyema, an epiphytic hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae native to Australia and found Australia-wide in the inland (but not in Victoria nor Tasmania).

Description

A branched plant. It grows on the branches of some Acacia species. It lives partly off these plants. The stems are covered with white to brown hairs. The leaves are oval and greyish. The flowers are green. The fruit are shaped like a cylinder and are yellow when ripe.

Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten.

Traditional Uses

The fruit is eaten

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Distribution

They grow on acacia trees. The species are mostly Acacia aneura, Acacia harpophylla, and Acacia tetragonophylla. It grows in inland Australia. It can grow in arid places.

Where It Grows

Australia*,

Cultivation

Plants are grown by seed.

Notes

There are about 90-100 Amyema species.

Synonyms

Diplatia maidenii (Blakeley) DanserLoranthus maidenii Blakely

Also Known As

Nyirunypa, Park-parka

References (12)

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Lang, P. J., et al, 1986, Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands Biological Survey. p 43

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