Loranthaceae
Globimetula

Globimetula braunii (Engl.) Danser

First published in Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 54 (1933)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.
  • Hutchinson, J., Dalziel, J.M. & Keay, R.W.J. (1954-1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 1-828.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa: 1-370. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2023). Flore du Gabon 61: 1-114. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2023). Flore du Gabon 61: 1-114. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Balle & Hallé in Adansonia, sér. 2, 1: 227 (1962).
  • Balle in Fl. Cameroun 23: 15, fig. 3/1–10 (1982).
  • Balle in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 660 (1958), excl. specim. Kitson.
  • Danser in Verh. K. Akad. Wet., sect. 2, 29(6): 54 (1933).
  • Polh. & Wiens in Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 157, t. 56 (1994) & Mistletoes Afr.: 211, photo. 88, fig. 21A.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1982 Descamps [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406913 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Laurent, E. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406912 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Mann, G. [1833] Gabon K000406914 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Gillet [1310] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406909 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Laurent, M. [658] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406910 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Laurent, M.; Laurent, E. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406911 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Robyns, W. [1060] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406907 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Robyns, W. [1060] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406908 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Warnecke [109] Togo K000406919 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Warnecke [109] Togo K000406917 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1982 Warnecke [109] Togo K000406918 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, D.J.; Fay, J.M. [1625] Central African Republic K:SPC-61383.000 No
Mpandzou, L.; Mpandzou, A.; Cheek, M. Koubemba, Enkami [1220] Congo, Republic of the K000798104 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4078] Angola K:SPC-18416.000 No
Luke, Q.; Bokara, D.; Hastings, Z.; Mebulo, I.; Miller, S.; Rivas, J. [13571] Equatorial Guinea K001560053 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8335] Tanzania K:SPC-18415.000 No
Soyaux, H. [52] K000407012 Type Yes
Soyaux, H. [52] K000407011 Type Yes
Zenker [595] Cameroon K000406916 Type Yes
Ledermann [1609] Cameroon K000406915 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, D.J.; Fay, J.M. [1127] Central African Republic K:SPC-61386.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [1544] Kenya K:SPC-23450.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [2110] Kenya Loranthus braunii K:SPC-28390.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [1929] Uganda Loranthus braunii K:SPC-28400.000 No
Osmaston, H.A. [202] Uganda Loranthus braunii K:SPC-24223.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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.
    • 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