Amyema pendula
(Sieber ex Spreng.) Tiegh.
Loranthaceae
Amyema longifolia (Hook.) Tiegh.
Dendrophthoe pendula (Sieber ex Spreng.) Mart.
Loranthus pendulus Sieber ex Spreng.
Common Name: Drooping Mistletoe
General Information
Amyema pendula is an evergreen, epiphytic shrub growing mainly on Eucalyptus species but also found on Acacias. It produces a cluster of pendulous stems 1 metre or more long with leaves that can be 10 - 44cm long[
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
,
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
Range
Australia - southern S. Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, southern Queensland
Habitat
Coastal and near coastal localities, growing in open forest and woodland, where it is an epiphytic parasite on many Eucalyptus species and is also found on Acacias[
265- Title
- Flora of the Sydney Region
- Publication
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- Author
- Carolin. R. & Tindale. M.
- Publisher
- Reed. Australia.
- Year
- 1993
- ISBN
- 0730104001
- Description
- Concise flora with little beyond an extensive key, species descriptions, very brief habitat description.
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,
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Shrub |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Amyema pendula is a plant of warm temperate to subtropical regions of Australia.
A parasitic plant, growing mainly on Eucalyptus species.
Plants can flower all year round[
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
].
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw or cooked. A sweet and pleasant taste but a very glutinous texture[
144- Title
- Wild Food in Australia.
- Publication
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- Author
- Cribb. A. B. and J. W.
- Publisher
- Fontana
- Year
- 1976
- ISBN
- 0-00-634436-4
- Description
- A very good pocket guide.
]. The ovoid fruit is around 10mm long[
365- Title
- Flora of New South Wales
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An on-line resource giving a brief botanical description of all the native plants of New South Wales, their habitat and range, together with diagrams and photographs of the plants.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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