Amyema
| Amyema | |
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| Amyema pendula | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: |
Amyema Tiegh. |
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Amyema is a genus of semi-parasitic shrubs (mistletoes) which occur in Malesia and Australia.
There are approximately 90 species including the following:
The mistletoebird is known to consume the fruit of Amyema quandang as well as other mistletoe species from which its name is derived.
Larvae of the butterfly genus Delias often use various Amyema species as larval food plants. In doing so, the adults acquire a taste that is unpalatable to predators.
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