Amyema fitzgeraldii

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Loranthaceae/Amyema

At a glance

Occurrence records363

Data sources6

Biological traits23

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Amyema fitzgeraldii's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility363 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources23 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF363 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 18

01Narrative

Amyema fitzgeraldii, the pincushion mistletoe, is a species of flowering plant within the genus Amyema, an epiphytic hemiparasitic plant of the family Loranthaceae endemic to Australia, and found in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTAusTraitsTRY

Size & morphology5

Fruit length6 mm

Fruit width6 mm

Leaf length30 mm

Leaf width13 mm

Petiole length0.6 cm

Life cycle & reproduction6

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering timennnyyyyyyynn

Life formhemiparasitic epiphyte

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromebird+insect

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteobligatory

⚠ sources differ — TRY: Parasite · GIFT: independent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessfleshy

Fruit typedrupe

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeelliptical oblong

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Amyema fitzgeraldii has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Amyema fitzgeraldii carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 18 n = 9

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

n 91×CCDB · Cave1963

CCDB · Cave1963 — Barlow 1963

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type363 records

Wild obs. + sensor79

Museum / vouchered284

Origin

Native24

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 060 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy82% within 1 km

≤100 m 39≤1 km 10≤10 km 6>10 km 5

60 georeferenced · 19 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor79

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy50% within 1 km

≤100 m 101≤1 km 19≤10 km 102>10 km 16

238 georeferenced · 46 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence284

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions11 of 13 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Kensington, AU	193
Canberra, AU	35
Adelaide, AU	23
Mount Annan, AU	8
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	8
Kew, GB	3
BGPAlocation not on record	3
Smithfield, AU	3
Brisbane, AU	2
Zürich, CH	1
Claremont, US	1
Hobart, AU	1
Palmerston, AU	1

13 institutions · 282 of 284 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

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