Tapinanthus sessilifolius (P.Beauv.) Tiegh.
First published in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 267 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Benin, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Togo
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Loranthus sessilifolius P.Beauv. in Fl. Oware 2: 8 (1808)
- Scurrula sessilifolia (P.Beauv.) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 422 (1834)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Loranthus warneckei Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 532 (1908)
- Tapinanthus warneckei (Engl.) Danser in Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 122 (1933)
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.
- Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 42: 267 (1895).
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.
- Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa: 1-370. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warnecke [36], Togo | K000406856 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
| Warnecke [36], Togo | K000406852 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Flora of West Tropical Africa
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0