Amylotheca

Amylotheca is a genus of hemi-parasitic arial shrubs in the family Loranthaceae, found in Borneo, Malaysia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Australia (in New South Wales and Queensland), Sumatra, Thailand, and Vanuatu.
Description.
The genus "Amylotheca" is distinguished from other Australian Loranthaceae genera by having
Ecology.
An inventory of host plants for "Amylotheca" spp. is given by Downey
Taxonomy.
"Amylotheca" is a member of the family Loranthaceae within the mistletoe order, Santalales. The name "Amylotheca" was first published by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1895,
Etymology.
The genus name, "Amylotheca", derives from the Latin, "amylum" (starch), and "theca" (case), and refers to the starch cells in the locules of the ovary.