Amyema 
A. mackayensis (Blakely) Danser 
subsp. cycnei-sinus (Blakely) Barlow 
Glabrous. Leaves fleshy; petioles 2-7 mm long; 
blades elliptic to obovate, 20-58 mm long, 10-41 mm 
wide, L/B 1.4-2.9. Inflorescence an umbel of triads, 
the central flower sessile, the laterals pedicellate; 
peduncle 4-11 mm long; rays of umbel 2-4, 4-8 mm 
long, strongly divergent; pedicels 2-4 mm long; bracts 
fimbriate, c. 1 mm long. Calyx entire, c. 0.5 mm long. 
Corolla 5-merous, base red, upper part green, 11-20 
mm long, clavate. Anthers 1-2.5 mm long. Fruit 
ellipsoid, 6-12 mm long, crowned with calyx. 
Flowering: Jan - Aug; fruiting: Apr - Oct. Fig. 65 
In northern Australia from the Kimberley to Torres 
Strait including southern New Guinea; common in 
the DR. Occurs in mangroves on a number of genera. 
(Wightman, 1979] 
A. miquelii (Lehm. ex Miq.) Tieghem 
Glabrous or sparsely scurfy on calyx and ovary. 
Petioles 9-45 mm long. Leaf blades linear-lanceolate, 
lanceolate or rarely ovate, straight or falcate, 40-180 
mm long, 8-27 mm wide, L/B 2-16. Inflorescence an 
umbel of triads, rarely tetrads or diads; all flowers 
pedicellate or if tetrads then one flower sessile; pedun- 
cle 9-40 mm long; rays of umbel 3-4, 7.5-15 mm long, 
strongly divergent; pedicels 3.5-8 mm long; bracts 0.7- 
1.5(3) mm long. Calyx shallowly lobed or entire, 0.3- 
0.6 mm long. Corolla red, 15-25 mm long, clavate. 
Anthers 2-5 mm long. Fruit glaucous, + globular, 9-14 
mm long. Flowering and fruiting: Feb - Nov. Fig. 65 
Widespread throughout mainland Australia in 
Eucalypt savanna. Rare in the DR where recorded 
from Gunn Point and Litchfield NP. Parasitic on many 
species of Eucalyptus. 
A. sanguinea (F.Muell.) Danser var. sanguinea 
Foliage pendulous but with flowers erect and 
borne on previous and current years wood; glabrous. 
Leaves whorled, opposite or alternate; petioles 5-20 
mm long; blades narrowly to broadly elliptic, 
oblanceolate or oblong, frequently falcate, 
50-135(200) mm long, 8-52 mm wide, L/B 2-19. 
Inflorescence an umbel of 3-5 flowers; peduncle 
4-15 mm long; pedicels 4-7 mm long; bracts 1-4 mm 
long. Calyx shallowly lobed or efitire, c. 1 mm 
long. Corolla mostly 6-merous, red, deep pink or 
yellow-orange, 27-56 mm long, clavate. Anthers 
3-12 mm long. Stigma large, capitate, black. Fruit 
funnel-shaped, 12-18 mm long. Flowering: Oct - Jan; 
fruiting: Feb - May. Fig. 65 
Scattered throughout northern Australia and 
extending into the arid zone of WA, NT and SA. 
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Relatively common in the DR on a number of 
species of Eucalyptus. Barlow (1984a) has recognised 
two varieties (the typical and var. pulchra (Ewart) 
Barlow) which he distinguishes on leaf shape, leaf 
dimensions and corolla length. The variety pulchra, 
which is centred in the Katherine region and extends 
to Darwin can be distinguished by the following key. 
1. Flowering stems mostly 10 mm or more 
diam.; leaves >30 mm wide .............. var. pulchra 
1. Flowering stems mostly less than 6 mm 
diam.; leaves <30 mm wide ........... var. sanguinea 
A. thalassia Barlow 
Glabrous. Leaves fleshy; petioles 4-8 mm long; 
blades orbicular to obovate, 20-45 mm long, 12-30 
mm wide, L/B 1-1.8. Inflorescence an umbel of 
triads, central flower sessile, the laterals pedicellate; 
peduncle 5-11 mm long; rays of umbel 2-3, 8-10 mm 
long; pedicels 3-6 mm long; bracts 0.5-1.7 mm long. 
Calyx entire to shallowly 4-lobed, c. 1 mm long, 
flared. Corolla 4-merous, red or red at base and green 
above, 10-20 mm long, clavate, strongly 4-angled. 
Anthers c. 2.5 mm long. Fruit obconic to ellipsoid, c. 
10 mm long. Flowering: Jan - Feb; fruiting: May - 
June. Fig. 65 
An Australian endemic occurring from the 
Kimberley to Qld. Confined to mangroves; common 
in the DR on Avicennia (Wightman, 1979). 
A. villiflora (Domin) Barlow 
Young stems, inflorescence, calyx, corolla, ovary 
and fruit with dense whitish or rusty close tomentum. 
Petioles 4-10 mm long. Leaf blades + orbicular, 
elliptic to oblanceolate, 26-92 mm long, 8-42 mm 
wide, L/B 1.3-4. Inflorescence an umbel of triads, 1- 
2 per axil, central flower sessile, laterals pedicellate; 
peduncle 5-19 mm long; rays of umbel 2, 1.5-5 mm 
long, not strongly divergent; pedicels 0-2 mm long; 
bracts 1-2.5 mm long. Calyx c. 1 mm long. Corolla 
5-merous, yellow or orange to red at base, greenish 
at tips, 17-30 mm long, clavate. Anthers 1.5-3 mm 
long. Fruit orange to red, ellipsoid, 8-12 mm long, 
with neck. Flowering: Nov - June; fruiting: Jan - Sept. 
Fig. 65 
Across northern Australia. Common in the DR in 
coastal vine thickets, predominantly on Terminalia 
and Pouteria but also recorded on a variety of other 
hosts. 
Barlow (1984a) recognises 2 subspecies, the typi- 
cal and subsp. tomentilla (Blakely) Barlow; both 
being recorded from the DR. They are not readily 
distinguishable in the DR and so not recognised here. 
