Mida salicifolia
| Mida salicifolia | |
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| Mida salicifolia seen in the Coromandel Peninsula | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Santalaceae |
| Genus: | R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn. (1838) |
| Species: | M. salicifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Mida salicifolia A.Cunn. (1838) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Mida salicifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Santalaceae. It is a tree endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It is the sole species in genus Mida.[1]
Habitat
Mida salicifolia grows in kauri forests, as it can use the tree as a host.[2] It is rarely found south of Auckland.[2]
Gallery
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Fruit of Mida salicifolia -
Mida salicifolia seen in the Coromandel Peninsula -
Type specimen from the herbarium of Auckland War Memorial Museum
References
- ^ a b Mida salicifolia A.Cunn. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ a b Moore, Lucy B.; Irwin, J. B. (1978). The Oxford book of New Zealand plants. Wellington ; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-558035-8.
