Loranthaceae
Emelianthe

Emelianthe panganensis (Engl.) Danser

First published in Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 53 (1933)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tropical Africa. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

Morphology General Habit
Branches smooth, grey, the youngest sometimes purple-brown.
Morphology Leaves
Petiole 5–15 mm. long; lamina fresh green to glaucous, thinly fleshy, ovate to broadly elliptic or obovate, 1.5–7 cm. long, 1–6 cm. wide, ± wavy at the margins, with 4–6 pairs of lateral nerves.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Peduncle 0–3 mm. long; pedicels 1–4 mm. long; bract with a short ovate-triangular limb, 2–2.5 mm. long, ± ciliolate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Receptacle
Receptacle campanulate, 2–3 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 0.8–2.5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla mostly pinkish red, but pale or greenish at the base, green to yellow around vents (through which red filaments are visible when buds are ripe), 6–8(–9) cm. long; tube 2–4 cm. long; lobes linear-spathulate, recurving about the middle.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamen-filaments inserted 5–10 mm. long above the base of corolla-lobes, red; anthers 13–18 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Berry purple, obovoid, 8–12 mm. long; seed brilliant red.
[FTEA]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology Branches
Branches smooth, grey, youngest sometimes purple-brown
Morphology Leaves Petiole
Petiole 5–15 mmlong; blade fresh green to glaucous, thinly fleshy, ovate to broadly elliptic or obovate, ± wavy at the margins, 1.5–7 × 1–6 cm; lateral nerves 4–6 pairs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla mostly pinkish red to carmine-lake, but pale or greenish at base, green to yellow around vents (through which red filaments are visible when buds are ripe), 6–8(–9) cm long; tube 2–4 cm long; lobes linear-spathulate, recurving about middle
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Filaments inserted 5–10 mm above base of corolla-lobes, red; anthers 13–18 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Berry purple, obovoid, 8–12 mm long; seed brilliant red.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

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