Loranthaceae

Agelanthus Tiegh.

First published in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 246 (1895)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • emend. Balle in Webbia 11: 583 (1955).
  • in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 42: 246 (1895)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Balle in Webbia 11: 583 (1955).
  • Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 246 (1895).
  • Polhill & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 137 (1998).
  • Webbia 11: 583 (1955).
  • in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 246 (1895).

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, Mistletoes Afr.: 137 (1998)
  • in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 42: 246 (1895)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [8860] Cameroon K000050264 No
Apr 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4476] Cameroon K000050265 No
Apr 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4371] Cameroon K000050263 No
Jan 1, 1997 Buchholz [75] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406714 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Gillet [2899] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406716 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Polhill, R.M. [5194] Cameroon K000180445 No
Jan 1, 1997 Gossweiler, J. [350] Angola K000406802 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Gossweiler, J. [350] Angola K000406803 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Welwitsch [4850] Angola K000406804 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Dewèvre [775a] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406713 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Thonner [61] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406712 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Ledermann [1186] Cameroon K000406717 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1996 Etuge, M. [1456] Cameroon K000106091 No
Mar 1, 1996 Cable, S. [901] Cameroon K000106090 No
Jan 1, 1996 Groves, M. [152] Cameroon K000106092 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4443] Zambia K:SPC-23439.000 No
Sunderland, T.C.H. [1527] Cameroon K000027604 No
Dewèvre [578] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406711 Unknown Type Material Yes
Breteler, F.J.; et al. [10291] Gabon K:SPC-61183.000 No
Osborne, J.; Datizua, C.; Zandamela, J.; Melecuane, B. (driver); Chilosse, E.P. (guide) [JO1670] Mozambique K001346494 No
Faulkner, H. [1974] Tanzania K:SPC-18405.000 No
Osborne, J.; Langa, C.; Matimele, H.; Rokni, S.; Zandamela, J.; Cumbane, I. [JO 1381] Mozambique K001346103 Yes
Harris, D.J. [3188] Congo, Republic of the K:SPC-60026.000 No
Thomas, D.; Harris, D.J. [8756] Congo, Republic of the K:SPC-60053.000 No
Luke, Q.; Bytebier, B. [12660] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K001906849 No
Faulkner, H. [1834] Tanzania K:SPC-17472.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J. [3667] Tanzania K:SPC-23440.000 No
Faulkner, H. [1804] Tanzania K:SPC-17020.000 No
Laurent, E. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406715 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • 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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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