Loranthaceae
Phragmanthera

Phragmanthera polycrypta (Didr.) Balle

First published in Kew Bull. 11: 168 (1956)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Nigeria to NW. Zambia. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • 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].
  • Lachenaud, O. (2009). La flore des plantes vasculaires de la République du Congo: nouvelles données. Systematics and Geography of Plants 79: 199-214.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • 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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • 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 Zambesiaca

  • F.T.E.A., Loranthaceae: 110 (1999).
  • F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 1, 2: 664 (1958)
  • Fl. Cameroun 23: 40, t. 10/1–9 (1982) excl. subsp. raynaliana.
  • Kew Bull. 11: 168 (1956)
  • Polhill & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 264, photos 118A–B, fig. 27D (1998)
  • Polhill & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 264, photos 118A–B, fig. 27D (1998).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • 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.
  • Lachenaud, O. (2009). La flore des plantes vasculaires de la République du Congo: nouvelles données. Systematics and Geography of Plants 79: 199-214.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2000 Munyenyembe, P. [860] Cameroon K000338118 No
Dec 1, 2000 Cheek, M. [8566] Cameroon K000338114 No
Dec 1, 2000 Zapfack, L. [1189] Cameroon K000338113 No
Jan 1, 1998 Keay, R.W.J. [37034] Cameroon K000180489 No
Jan 1, 1998 Etuge, M. [2304] Cameroon K000338083 No
Jan 1, 1998 Buzgo, M. [762] Cameroon K000338112 No
Jan 1, 1998 Pollard, B.J. [54] Cameroon K000338084 No
Dec 1, 1974 Letouzey, R. [13457] Cameroon K000180488 No
Holman Beutley, W. [s.n.] Cameroon K000435500 Unknown Type Material Yes
Welwitsch [4844] Angola K000407032 Type Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1651] Cameroon K000180487 No
Laurent, E.; Laurent, M. [s.n.] Cameroon K000435501 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mann, G. [2346] Cameroon K000435499 Type Yes
Laurent, E. Cameroon K000435502 Unknown Type Material Yes

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

  • 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 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