Amyema nickrentii is an epiphytic, flowering, hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae native to the Philippines.[1] It was found in coastal forest in the Aurora Province and "differs from all other described Amyema species in having a whorled leaf arrangement with mostly nine flat linear leaves per node".[2]
| Amyema nickrentii | |
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| A. nickrentii found on a Teijsmanniodendron bogoriense in Dicasalarin | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Amyema |
| Species: | A. nickrentii |
| Binomial name | |
| Amyema nickrentii | |
Taxonomy
editIt was first described by Julie Barcelona & Pieter Pelser in 2013.[1][2] The specific epithet, nickrentii, honours Daniel Lee Nickrent.[2]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Govaerts, R.; et al. (2018). "Plants of the world online: Amyema nickrentii". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- 1 2 3 4 Pieter B. Pelser; Julie F. Barcelona (21 August 2013). "Discovery through photography: Amyema nickrentii, a new species of Loranthaceae from Aurora Province, Philippines". Phytotaxa. 125 (1): 47–52. doi:10.11646/PHYTOTAXA.125.1.7. ISSN 1179-3155. Wikidata Q22911503.
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