Loranthaceae
Agelanthus

Agelanthus subulatus (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens

First published in J.-P.Lebrun & A.L.Stork, Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 2: 165 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Somalia to S. Tropical Africa. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa: 1-370. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • F.T.E.A., Loranthaceae: 46, fig. 10/1–6 (1999).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 2: 165 (1992)
  • Mistletoes Afr.: 150, photo. 50, fig. 12 (1998)
  • White, Dowsett-Lemaire & Chapman, Evergr. For. Fl. Malawi: 347 (2001).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by R.M. Polhill & D. Wiens [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Polh. & Wiens in Lebrun & Stork, Énum. Pl. Fl. Afr. Trop. 2: 165 (1992)
  • Polh. & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 150, photo. 3, 52, fig. 12 (1998).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Mwangoka, M.A.; Njau, L. [4665] Tanzania K000545396 No
Dec 1, 2007 Festo, L.; Luke, Q. [2393] Kenya K000438377 No
Feb 1, 1998 Goetze [1310] Tanzania K000406782 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1998 Holst, C. [2299] Tanzania K000406785 Isosyntype Yes
Feb 1, 1998 Holst, C. [3304] Tanzania K000406784 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1998 Thomas [II.63] Kenya K000406786 Type Yes
Holst, C. [3130] Tanzania K000406783 Type Yes
Fries, R.E. [1194] Zambia K000406812 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, T. [64] Mozambique K000545056 Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [652] Tanzania K001393213 Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [652] Tanzania K000062372 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9509] Tanzania Tapinanthus latibracteatus K:SPC-17478.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. Tanzania Tapinanthus latibracteatus K:SPC-18439.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. Tanzania Tapinanthus latibracteatus K:SPC-17494.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J. [2799] Tanzania Tapinanthus subulatus K:SPC-18442.000 No
Tanzania Tapinanthus subulatus K:SPC-47649.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0