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Amyema Sanguinea
''Amyema sanguinea'' is an aerial hemiparasitic shrub within the genus '' Amyema'', in the family Loranthaceae and native to Australia, where it is found in New South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia. Description Its leaves are flat and opposite (sometimes appearing alternate). Its inflorescence is a simple umbel with 3-6 flowers, on a stem. Flowering from January to December, its erect flowers shade from pinky-red to an orange-red. The yellow stamens do not project beyond the corolla. The mature buds have six ribs. Ecology ''A. sanguinea'' is usually found on eucalypts, but is sometimes found on ''Melaleucas'' or ''Acacias''. Downey's list of hosts gives 33 eucalyptus hosts. It is used by at least seven species of moths and butterflies ('' Delias argenthona'', '' Candalides margarita gilberti'', '' Hippochrysops digglesii'', '' Ogyris amaryllis meridionalis'', '' Ogyris iphis doddi'', ''Ogyris zosine'' and ''Comocrus behri''). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australasian Virtual Herbarium
The ''Australasian Virtual Herbarium'' (AVH) is an online resource that allows access to plant specimen data held by various Australian and New Zealand herbaria. It is part of the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), and was formed by the amalgamation of ''Australia's Virtual Herbarium'' and ''NZ Virtual Herbarium''. As of 12 August 2014, more than five million specimens of the 8 million and upwards specimens available from participating institutions have been databased. Uses This resource is used by academics, students, and anyone interested in research in botany in Australia or New Zealand, since each record tells all that is known about the specimen: where and when it was collected; by whom; its current identification together with the botanist who identified it; and information on habitat and associated species. ALA post processes the original herbarium data, giving further fields with respect to taxonomy and quality of the data. When interrogating individual specimen record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eucalyptus
''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as eucalypts. Plants in the genus ''Eucalyptus'' have bark that is either smooth, fibrous, hard or stringy, leaves with oil glands, and sepals and petals that are fused to form a "cap" or operculum over the stamens. The fruit is a woody capsule commonly referred to as a "gumnut". Most species of ''Eucalyptus'' are native to Australia, and every state and territory has representative species. About three-quarters of Australian forests are eucalypt forests. Wildfire is a feature of the Australian landscape and many eucalypt species are adapted to fire, and resprout after fire or have seeds which survive fire. A few species are native to islands north of Australia and a smaller number are only found outside the continent. Eucalypts have been grow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santalales
The Santalales are an order of flowering plants with a cosmopolitan distribution, but heavily concentrated in tropical and subtropical regions. It derives its name from its type genus ''Santalum'' (sandalwood). Mistletoe is the common name for a number of parasitic plants within the order. Overview Many of the members of the order are parasitic plants, mostly hemiparasites, able to produce sugars through photosynthesis, but tapping the stems or roots of other plants to obtain water and minerals; some (e.g. ''Arceuthobium'') are obligate parasites, have low concentrations of chlorophyll within their shoots (1/5 to 1/10 of that found in their host's foliage), and derive the majority of their sustenance from their hosts' vascular tissues (water, micro- and macronutrients, and sucrose). Most have seeds without testae (seed coats), which is unusual for flowering plants. Classification The APG IV system of 2016 includes seven families. As in the earlier APG III system, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comocrus Behri
''Comocrus'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Noctuidae erected by Karl Jordan in 1896. Its only species, ''Comocrus behri'', the mistletoe moth or mistletoe day moth, was first described by George French Angas in 1847. It is widely distributed in southern Australia from Perth to Melbourne and adjacent to Bass Strait, occurring as far north as Derby, Western Australia, and Clermont and Rockhampton in Queensland. It may be seen during daylight hours hovering around mistletoe species such as ''Amyema miquelii'', '' Amyema melaleucae'' and '' Amyema cambadgei'' growing on ''Casuarina'' and ''Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as euca ...'' trees. The adult moths feed on ''Eucalyptus'' flower nectar, have a wingspan of some 58 millimetres and are basically black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogyris Zosine
''Ogyris zosine'', the northern purple azure, is a member of the family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl .... Their wingspan is 43-47mm. The larvae feed upon various species in the mistletoe family. As with many Lycaenidae, sugar ants attend the larvae. Mature larvae have pinkish-grey bodies with dark purplish-red spots. Subspecies * ''Ogyris zosine zosine'' (Brisbane to Ballina) * ''Ogyris zosine typhon'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 (Darwin, Cooktown to Rockhampton) * ''Ogyris zosine zolivia'' Waterhouse, 1941 (Queensland: Hayman, Whitsunday Islands) References Arhopalini Butterflies of Australia Butterflies described in 1853 {{Theclinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogyris Iphis Doddi
''Ogyris'' is an Australasian genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Species *''Ogyris abrota'' Westwood, 1851 *''Ogyris aenone'' Waterhouse, 1902 *''Ogyris amaryllis'' Hewitson, 1862 *'' Ogyris aurantiaca'' Rebel, 1912 *''Ogyris barnardi'' Miskin, 1890 *'' Ogyris faciepicta'' Strand, 1911 *''Ogyris genoveva'' Hewitson, 853/small> *''Ogyris halmaturia'' (Tepper, 1890) *''Ogyris ianthis'' Waterhouse, 1900 *''Ogyris idmo'' Hewitson, 1862 *''Ogyris iphis'' Waterhouse & Lyell, 1914 *''Ogyris meeki'' Rothschild, 1900 *''Ogyris olane'' Hewitson, 1862 *''Ogyris oroetes'' Hewitson, 1862 *''Ogyris otanes'' C. & R. Felder, 865/small> *''Ogyris subterrestris'' Field, 1999 *''Ogyris zosine'' Hewitson, 853/small> References * ; ; 2011: The nomenclature of ''Ogyris halmaturia'' (Tepper, 1890) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). ''Australian Entomologist'', 38(1): 29-36PDF of whole issue*, 1988. Catalogue of Lycaenidae & Riodinidae(Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera)''. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogyris Amaryllis Meridionalis
''Ogyris amaryllis'', the amaryllis azure or satin azure, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 35 mm. The upper surface of the wings is iridescent blue with black margins. The larvae feed on '' Amyema'' species, including '' A. bifurcata'', '' A. cambagei'', '' A. congener'', '' A. fitzgeraldii'', '' A. linophyllum'', '' A. lucasii'', '' A. mackayensis'', '' A. maidenii'', '' A. melaleucae'', '' A. miquelii'', '' A. miraculosum'', '' A. pendula'', '' A. preissii'', '' A. quandang'', '' A. sanguinea'' and '' A. thalassium''. Young larvae are green. Later, they become brown with diagonal markings. They are attended by various species of ants. Subspecies * ''O. a. amaryllis'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candalides Margarita Gilberti
''Candalides'' is a large genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Australasian realm. Species *''Candalides absimilis'' (C. Felder, 1862) *'' Candalides acasta'' (Cox, 1873) *'' Candalides afretta'' Parsons, 1986 *'' Candalides ardosiacea'' (Tite, 1963) *'' Candalides biaka'' (Tite, 1963) *'' Candalides coerulea'' (Röber, 1886) *'' Candalides consimilis'' Waterhouse, 1942 *'' Candalides cuprea'' (Röber, 1886) *'' Candalides cyprotus'' (Olliff, 1886) *'' Candalides erinus'' (Fabricius, 1775) *'' Candalides geminus'' Edwards & Kerr, 1978 *'' Candalides gilberti'' Waterhouse, 1903 *'' Candalides grandissima'' Bethune-Baker, 1908 *''Candalides heathi'' (Cox, 1873) *''Candalides helenita'' (Semper, 879 *'' Candalides hyacinthina'' (Semper, 879 *'' Candalides lamia'' (Grose-Smith, 1897) *'' Candalides limbata'' (Tite, 1963) *'' Candalides margarita'' (Semper, 879 *'' Candalides meforensis'' (Tite, 1963) *'' Candalides neurapacuna'' Bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delias Argenthona
''Delias argenthona'', the scarlet Jezebel or northern Jezebel (also spelled as Jezabel), is a medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae found in Australia. Its caterpillars feed on mistletoe Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales. They are attached to their host tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they extract water and nutrients from the host plant. .... References Butterflies of Australia argenthona Butterflies described in 1793 {{pieridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacia
''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus name is New Latin, borrowed from the Greek (), a term used by Dioscorides for a preparation extracted from the leaves and fruit pods of ''Vachellia nilotica'', the original type of the genus. In his ''Pinax'' (1623), Gaspard Bauhin mentioned the Greek from Dioscorides as the origin of the Latin name. In the early 2000s it had become evident that the genus as it stood was not monophyletic and that several divergent lineages needed to be placed in separate genera. It turned out that one lineage comprising over 900 species mainly native to Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia was not closely related to the much smaller group of African lineage that contained ''A. nilotica''—the type species. This meant that the Australasian lineage (by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melaleuca
''Melaleuca'' () is a genus of nearly 300 species of plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, commonly known as paperbarks, honey-myrtles or tea-trees (although the last name is also applied to species of '' Leptospermum''). They range in size from small shrubs that rarely grow to more than high, to trees up to . Their flowers generally occur in groups, forming a "head" or "spike" resembling a brush used for cleaning bottles, containing up to 80 individual flowers. Melaleucas are an important food source for nectarivorous insects, birds, and mammals. Many are popular garden plants, either for their attractive flowers or as dense screens and a few have economic value for producing fencing and oils such as "tea tree" oil. Most melaleucas are endemic to Australia, with a few also occurring in Malesia. Seven are endemic to New Caledonia, and one is found only on (Australia's) Lord Howe Island. Melaleucas are found in a wide variety of habitats. Many are adapted for life in swamp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
