Loranthaceae
Phragmanthera

Phragmanthera capitata (Spreng.) Balle

First published in Adansonia, n.s., 1: 251 (1962)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to NW. Angola. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Rwanda, Togo, Zaïre

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.
  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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].
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). Vasc. Pl. Dzanga-Sangha: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa: 1-370. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Aké Assi, L. (2001). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. I. Boissiera 57: 1-396.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). Vasc. Pl. Dzanga-Sangha: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2004 Sidwell, K. [345] Cameroon K000213094 No
Feb 1, 2004 Zapfack, L. [2027] Cameroon K000746234 No
Apr 1, 2001 Pollard, B.J. [197] Cameroon K000107199 No
Apr 1, 2001 Cable, S. [3437] Cameroon K000107202 No
Apr 1, 2001 Gosline, G. [89] Cameroon K000107200 No
Apr 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4384] Cameroon K000107201 No
Jan 1, 1997 Wheatley, J.I. [567] Cameroon K000011481 No
Jan 1, 1997 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [95] Cameroon K000011484 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [4956] Cameroon K000011483 No
Aug 1, 1992 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1526] Cameroon K000011482 No
Cheek, M., Okah, Oyugit, Kitili, Seyoum, Ngonyo [7484] Cameroon K001418644 Yes
Cable, S., Antwi, Cofie, Wabama, Ndifon, Etuge [927] Cameroon K001418645 Yes
Cable, S. [1577] Cameroon K001422460 Yes
Sinsin, B.; Agbani, P.; Yédomonhan, H. [2180] Benin K001418971 Yes
Etuge, M.; Pollard; Todou; Mam [6491] Cameroon K001310473 Yes
Mann [s.n.] Equatorial Guinea K000435493 Unknown Type Material Yes
Soyaux, H. [386] Gabon K000435494 Type Yes
Zenker, G.A. [827] Cameroon K000435491 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gossweiler, J. [695] Angola K000407035 Type Yes
Preuss [772] Cameroon K000435492 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vogel [47] Nigeria K000435488 Type Yes
Vogel [47] Nigeria K000435489 Type Yes
Ledermann [1572] Cameroon K000435490 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cameroon Tapinanthus capitatus K:SPC-47549.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [9331] Cameroon Phragmanthera incana K:SPC-23467.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [990] Nigeria Phragmanthera incana K:SPC-18428.000 No
Bakshi, T.S. [526] Sierra Leone Phragmanthera incana K:SPC-26813.000 No
Jeffrey, C. [179] Gabon Loranthus incanus K:SPC-17481.000 No
Nigeria Loranthus incanus K:SPC-80133.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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