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Amyema miquelii [Box Mistletoe]


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Oldfield, D. 2015. Amyema miquelii (Lehm. ex Miq.) Tiegh. (Loranthaceae) Box Mistletoe Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light.

http://www.ultravioletphotography.com/content/index.php/topic/1190-amyema-miquelii-box-mistletoe/

 

Maldon, Victoria, Australia

23 January 2014

Australian Native Parasitic Plant

 

Synonyms

Loranthus miquelii ex Miq. Lehm.

Loranthus miquelii micranthus F. Muell. ex Miq.

Dendrophthoe miquelii (Lehm. ex Miq.) Ettingsh.

Amyema aurantiaca (A. Cunn. ex Hook.) Tiegh.

 

Comment

Amyema miquelii is the most abundant mistletoe in eastern Australia where it has been recorded as a parasite on about 110 Eucalyptus species.

 

Visible Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Metz 15 MS-1 flash, 1/180 s @ f/16 ISO 200, B+W UV/IR Cut Filter.

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Image Reference: DO52026

 

Ultraviolet Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Nikon SB-14 flash, 1/180s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV-Pass Filter.

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Image Reference: DO52027

 

References:

Watson, D.M. Mistletoes of Southern Australia, CSIRO Publishing, 2011, p. 52.

 

Published 19 January 2015

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