Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Loranthaceae

Genus:

Amyema

Species:

Amyema dolichopoda

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Parasite

Height:

100 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

jan,feb,sep,oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

red, orange

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

birds, nectar-feeding insects

Deer Resistant:

Yes

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Can resprout from haustorial attachments following low-intensity fire. Benefits from post-fire host tree vigor and regeneration.

Propagation & Germination

Notes:

Seeds require bird gut passage or fruit pulp removal; germination occurs on host tree branches via haustorium attachment.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI