Mida salicifolia

Mida salicifolia
Mida salicifolia seen in the Coromandel Peninsula
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Fusanus cunninghamii Benth. & Hook.f. ex Kirk (1889), nom. superfl.
  • Fusanus eucalyptoides (A.Cunn.) Druce (1916 publ. 1917)
  • Mida cunninghamii Chatin (1859)
  • Mida eucalyptoides A.Cunn. (1838)
  • Mida myrtifolia A.Cunn. (1838)
  • Mida undulata Colenso (1844)
  • Santalum cunninghamii Hook.f. (1853), nom. superfl.
  • Santalum mida Hook. (1843), nom. superfl.
  • Santalum salicifolium (A.Cunn.) Meurisse (1892)

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Mida salicifolia A.Cunn. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ 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.