Agelanthus nyasicus

Agelanthus nyasicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Agelanthus
Species:
A. nyasicus
Binomial name
Agelanthus nyasicus

Agelanthus nyasicus is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe.[2]

Description

For brief descriptions, see the African Plant database[3] and Govaerts et al. (2018)[2] (based on Polhill & Wiens (2006).[4] For an image, see Flora of the World.[5]

Habitat/ecology

Agelanthus nyasicus is found at the edges of montane and riverine forest, generally in the higher-rainfall Brachystegia woodland[3][2] (or miombo woodlands) at altitudes of 100–1900 m.[2] Common hosts are Ficus, Bridelia and various legumes.[3][2]

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. ^ a b c d e Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. "Agelanthus nyasicus". in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques Ville de Geneve: "Agelanthus nyasicus". Accessed 24 March 2018
  4. ^ Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 2006. Loranthaceae. Flora Zambesiaca 9:3.
  5. ^ "Flora of the World online"., (eds) Christopher Davidson, Sharon Christoph. 2018. "Image: Agelanthus nyasicus". Accessed 24 March 2018.


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