Amyema
bifurcata
(Benth.) Tiegh.
This native epiphyte
is commonly known as
gum tree mistletoe.
Amyema bifurcata
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Loranthaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Relatively high host specificity and a vegetative resemblance to Eucalyptus spp. (Barlow and Wiens 1977 Australian mistletoe mimicry). Fraser Coast region recorded on K'gari (Fraser Island) only. Also reported at Tinnanbar. Host plants June 2018 appears to be a Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata and Corymbia tesselaris. March 2019 on Eucalyptus tereticornis at Gootchie. April 2023 on Corymbia citriodora at Tiaro.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 5 Fraser Coast localities: Bauple, St Mary, Talegalla Weir, Gootchie, Tiaro.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
