Amylotheca dictyophleba (F.Muell.) Tiegh. is a plant in the Loranthaceae family, order Santalales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Amylotheca dictyophleba (F.Muell.) Tiegh.

Amylotheca dictyophleba (F.Muell.) Tiegh.

Amylotheca dictyophleba is a mistletoe species native to Australia and several Pacific islands.

Family
Genus
Amylotheca
Order
Santalales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Amylotheca dictyophleba (F.Muell.) Tiegh.

Amylotheca dictyophleba (F.Muell.) Tiegh. is a species in the mistletoe family, Loranthaceae. It was first formally described in 1860 by Ferdinand von Mueller under the name Loranthus dictyophlebus. In 1894, Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem moved this species to the newly described genus Amylotheca, giving it the current scientific name Amylotheca dictyophleba. This species is native to Australia, where it occurs in the states of New South Wales and Queensland. It is also native to the Pacific islands of New Caledonia, New Guinea, and Vanuatu.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Santalales Loranthaceae Amylotheca

More from Loranthaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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