Tapinanthus erianthus (Sprague) Danser

[FTEA]

Loranthaceae, Polhill & D. Wiens. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1999

Habit: Stems spreading to 1 m. long; twigs velvety puberulent, sometimes with longer spreading hairs.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, subsessile; petiole 1(–3) mm. long; lamina coriaceous, grey-green to glaucous, ovate, 2–9 cm. long, 2–6 cm. wide, obtuse or rounded at the apex, cordate to amplexicaul at the base, glabrous, with 3–9 pairs of spreading nerves.
Inflorescences: Umbels 4-flowered; peduncle 1–3 mm. long; pedicels 0–2 mm. long; bract cupular, with a small triangular limb, 2.5–3 mm. long.
Receptacle: Receptacle 1–1.5 mm. long.
Calyx: Calyx cupular, flared, 1.5–2 mm. long, densely hairy.
Corolla: Corolla-tube 3–4 cm. long, dull to dark red, the lobes green, the heads of buds usually darkening before opening, velvety-puberulous to pilose; bud-heads oblong-obovoid to oblong-ellipsoid, rounded and shortly apiculate to a somewhat truncate apex, slightly angular, 4–5 mm. long, 2.5–3 mm. in diameter; basal swelling ellipsoid-globose to globose, 4–5 mm. long, 3.5–4 mm. in diameter; lobes ± 7 mm. long, reflexed, the upper expanded part oblanceolate, 4–4.5 mm. long, 1.5 mm. wide.
Stamens: Stamens with tooth 0.5–0.7 mm. long; anthers 2–2.5 mm. long.
Pistil: Style with a neck 2–2.5 mm. long; stigma capitate, 0.8–1 mm. across.
Fruits: Berry red, ellipsoid, 8 mm. long, 7 mm. in diameter, with persistent calyx, pubescent.
Figures: Fig. 11/1, 2.
Habitat: Upland and riverine forest, extending marginally into Brachystegia woodland, on a wide variety of hosts; 1650–2150 m.
Distribution: T4 along Congo-Zambezi divide in S. Zaire (Shaba), Angola, Zambia, Malawi and N. Zimbabwe

[FZ]

Flora Zambesiaca. Vol. 9, Part 3. Polygonaceae-Myriaceae. Pope GV, Polhill RM, Martins ES. 2006.

Type: Type:Zambia, Mine Path near Walambo, F.A. Rogers 8353 (K, holotype; B).
Stem: Stems spreading to 1 m; twigs velvety puberulous, sometimes with longer spreading hairs
Receptacle: Receptacle 1–1.5 mm long; calyx 1.5–2 mm long, cupular, flared, densely hairy Receptacle 1–1.5 mm long.
Style: Style with neck 2–2.5 mm long; stigma 0.8–1 mm across, capitate
Ecology: Along Congo-Zambezi divide in upland and riverine forest, extending marginally into miombo woodland; 900–2200 m; flowering towards the end of the rains and into the dry season, March to November.
Note: Overlaps the range of T. quequensis in western Zambia and, from herbarium material, extremely similar there apart from the virtually sessile cordate leaves; field comparisons and notes on host ranges would be valuable.
Distribution: Also in southern Dem. Rep. Congo (Katanga (Shaba) Province) and southern Tanzania. Mozambique Malawi Zimbabwe ZAM B, ZAM N, ZAM W, ZAM C, ZAM E, ZAM S, ZIM N, MAL N, MAL C, MAL S, MOZ T Zambia
Habit: Stems spreading to 1 m; twigs velvety puberulous, sometimes with longer spreading hairs.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, subsessile; petiole 1(3) mm long; lamina coriaceous, grey-green to glaucous, 2–9 × 2–6 cm, ovate, obtuse or rounded at apex, cordate to amplexicaul at base, glabrous, with 3–9 pairs of spreading nerves. Leaves opposite, subsessile; petiole 1(3) mm long; lamina coriaceous, grey-green to glaucous, 2–9 × 2–6 cm, ovate, obtuse or rounded at apex, cordate to amplexicaul at base, glabrous, with 3–9 pairs of spreading nerves
Inflorescences: Umbels 4-flowered; peduncle 1–3 mm long; pedicels 0–2 mm long; bract 2.5–3 mm long, cupular, with a small triangular limb. Umbels 4-flowered; peduncle 1–3 mm long; pedicels 0–2 mm long; bract 2.5–3 mm long, cupular, with a small triangular limb
Calyx: Calyx 1.5–2 mm long, cupular, flared, densely hairy.
Corolla: Corolla tube 3–4 cm long, dull to dark red, the lobes green, the heads of buds usually darkening before opening, velvety-puberulous to pilose; bud heads 4–5 × 2.5–3 mm, oblong-obovoid to oblong-ellipsoid, rounded and shortly apiculate to a somewhat truncate apex, slightly angular; basal swelling 4–5 × 3.5–4 mm, ellipsoid-globose to globose; lobes c. 7 mm long, reflexed, the upper expanded part 4–4.5 × 1.5 mm, oblanceolate. Corolla tube 3–4 cm long, dull to dark red, the lobes green, the heads of buds usually darkening before opening, velvety-puberulous to pilose; bud heads 4–5 × 2.5–3 mm, oblong-obovoid to oblong-ellipsoid, rounded and shortly apiculate to a somewhat truncate apex, slightly angular; basal swelling 4–5 × 3.5–4 mm, ellipsoid-globose to globose; lobes c. 7 mm long, reflexed, the upper expanded part 4–4.5 × 1.5 mm, oblanceolate
Stamens: Stamen filaments with tooth 0.5–0.7 mm long; anthers 2–2.5 mm long. Stamen filaments with tooth 0.5–0.7 mm long; anthers 2–2.5 mm long
Pistil: Style with neck 2–2.5 mm long; stigma 0.8–1 mm across, capitate.
Fruits: Berry red, 8 × 7 mm, ellipsoid, with persistent calyx, pubescent. Berry red, 8 × 7 mm, ellipsoid, with persistent calyx, pubescent.

Native to:

Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Loranthus erianthus Sprague

Tapinanthus erianthus (Sprague) Danser appears in other Kew resources:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status
Jan 1, 1958	Rogers, F.A. [8353], Zambia		K000406936	holotype
	Bidgood, S. [5713], Tanzania		K000468711

First published in Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 111 (1933)

Accepted by

Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa: 1-370. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Literature

Flora Zambesiaca

White, Dowsett-Lemaire & Chapman, Evergr. For. Fl. Malawi: 352 (2001). TAB. 35, fig. B.
F.T.E.A., Loranthaceae: 76, fig. 11/1, 2 (1999).
Polhill & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 196, fig. 17D (1998)
Verh. K. Akad. Wet., sect. 2, 29, 6: 111 (1933).

Kew Backbone Distributions

Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

Polh. & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 196, fig. 17D (1998)
Danser in Verh. K. Akad. Wet., sect. 2, 29(6): 111 (1933).

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