Loranthaceae
Tapinanthus

Tapinanthus bangwensis (Engl. & K.Krause) Danser

First published in Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 108 (1933)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Chad. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mauritania, Senegal, 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.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • 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.
  • 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].
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Verh. Akad. Wetensch. Amst. Afd. Natuurk., sect. 2, 29: 108 (1933).

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.
  • Barry, J. P. & Celles, J.S. (1991). Flore de Mauritanie 1: 1-359. Centre Regional de Documentation Pedagogique, Nice.
  • Brundu, G. & Camarda, I. (2013). The Flora of Chad: a checklist and brief analysis. PhytoKeys 23: 1-18.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Catarino, L., Martins, E.S., Diniz, M.A. & Pinto-Basto, M.F. (2006). Check-list da flora vascular do parque natural das Lagos de Cufada (Guiné-Bissau). Garcia de Orta, Série de Botânica 17: 97-141.
  • 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.
  • Jones, M. (1991). A checklist of Gambian plants: 1-33. Michael Jones, The Gambia College.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1985 Thompson, S.A. [1637] Cameroon K000180430 No
Deighton, F.C. [5207] Sierra Leone K004551428 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [255] Sierra Leone K004551427 Yes
Barter [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000406874 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, N.W. [545] Sierra Leone K004551410 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K004551413 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [3994] Cameroon K:SPC-32804.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [FCD2650] Sierra Leone K004551423 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [6754] Sierra Leone K004551412 Yes
Casher, L. [L-1] Liberia K:SPC-42187.000 No
Thomas, N.W. [7217] Sierra Leone K004551409 Yes
Melville, F.A.; Hooker, T. [400] Sierra Leone K004551415 Yes
Vogel [s.n.] Niger K000406875 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K004551419 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [4379] Sierra Leone K004551411 Yes
Adames, P. [140] Sierra Leone K004551429 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [3411] Sierra Leone K004551407 Yes
Ledermann, A. [s.n.] Cameroon K000406967 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, N.W. [1027] Sierra Leone K004551408 Yes
Conrau, G. [253] Cameroon K000180429 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, N.W. [3775] Sierra Leone K004551421 Yes
Cameroon K:SPC-47532.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [992] Nigeria K:SPC-23474.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [2252] Sierra Leone K004551406 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [FCD2696] Sierra Leone K004551426 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [s.n.] Niger K004551418 Yes
[Mauns] [803] Sierra Leone K004551416 Yes
Thorold, C.A. [71] Cameroon K000180432 No
Lane-Poole, C.E. [321] Sierra Leone K004551420 Yes
Holst [88] Sierra Leone K000406876 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [s.n.] Sierra Leone K004551414 Yes
Melville, F.A.; Hooker, T. [78] Sierra Leone K004551424 Yes
F.A.M.; T.H. [400] Sierra Leone K004551417 Yes
Melville, F.A.; Hooker, T. [604] Sierra Leone K004551425 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [2967] Sierra Leone K004551422 Yes
Thorold, C.A. [71] Cameroon K000180431 No
Cameroon K:SPC-47552.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [5144] Sierra Leone Loranthus bangwensis K:SPC-18417.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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