Loranthaceae
Agelanthus

Agelanthus nyasicus (Baker & Sprague) Polhill & Wiens

First published in J.-P.Lebrun & A.L.Stork, Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 2: 164 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to N. Botawana. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, 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: 61 (1999).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 2: 164 (1992)
  • Mistletoes Afr.: 170 (1998)
  • White, Dowsett-Lemaire & Chapman, Evergr. For. Fl. Malawi: 346, fig. 123A–E (2001).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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 in Lebrun & Stork, Énum. Pl. Fl. Afr. Trop. 2: 164 (1992)
  • Polh. & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 170 (1998).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Stolz, A. [113] Tanzania K000406833 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [113] Tanzania K000406832 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stolz, A. [113] Tanzania K000406831 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [1615] Tanzania K000406828 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [1615] Tanzania K000406827 Type Yes
Buchanan, J. [1090] Malawi K000406798 Unknown Type Material Yes
unknown [8] Malawi K000406797 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5721] Tanzania K000468703 No
Stolz, A. [1797] Tanzania K000406830 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [1797] Tanzania K000406829 Type Yes
Polhill, R.M.; Muller, T.; Pope, G.V. [4742] Zimbabwe Tapinanthus nyasicus K:SPC-38278.000 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 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