Loranthaceae
Amyema

Amyema scandens (Tiegh.) Danser

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 10: 298 (1929)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Guinea, New Caledonia. It is a climbing hemiparasite and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Caledonia, New Guinea

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Morat, P. (ed.) (1996). Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 20: 1-145. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Morat, P. (ed.) (1996). Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 20: 1-145. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2008 Tronchet, F. [548] New Caledonia K000224997 No
Jul 1, 2008 Tronchet, F. [480] New Caledonia K000224998 No
Jul 1, 2008 Takeuchi, W.; Ama, D. [16432] Papua New Guinea K000224999 No
May 5, 1967 Schlechter, R. [15247] New Caledonia K000848343 Unknown Type Material Yes
Versteeg [1473] New Guinea K000848274 Unknown Type Material Yes
Deplanche [60] New Caledonia K000848344 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0