Agelanthus natalitius

Agelanthus natalitius
Agelanthus natalitius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Loranthaceae
Genus:	Agelanthus
Species:	A. natalitius
Binomial name
Agelanthus natalitius (Meisn.) Polhill & Wiens [1]

Agelanthus natalitius is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, the Northern Provinces, South Africa, Eswatini and Botswana.[2][3][4]

Habitat and ecology

A. natalitius is found in mixed woodland and bushland, usually on Acacias but sometimes on Combretum.[4]

Habit of A. natalitius

References

1. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1992. in J.-P. Lebrun & A.L. Stork, Enumération des plantes à fleurs d'Afrique tropicale. Volume II. Chrysobalanaceae à Apiaceae. 2: 164.
2. Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. "Agelanthus natalitius". Archived from the original on 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2023-02-17. in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 25 March 2018.
3. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 2006. Loranthaceae, Flora Zambesiaca 9:3.
4. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques Ville de Geneve: "Agelanthus natalitius". Accessed 25 March 2018

External links

• JSTOR Global Plants: Agelanthus natalitius. Accessed 25 March 2018.
• The International Plant Names Index: Agelanthus natalitius. Accessed 25 March 2018.