Loranthaceae
Agelanthus

Agelanthus dichrous (Danser) Polhill & Wiens

First published in J.-P.Lebrun & A.L.Stork, Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 2: 163 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to W. Central African Republic and N. Gabon. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa: 1-370. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1999 Harris, D.J.; Fay, J.M. [1624] Central African Republic K:SPC-73294.000 No
Zenker [363] Cameroon K000406695 Unknown Type Material Yes
Polhill, R.M. [5183] Cameroon K000678224 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. Tanzania Tapinanthus dichrous K:SPC-18436.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3903] Zambia Tapinanthus dichrous K:SPC-31149.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [1903] Tanzania Tapinanthus dichrous K:SPC-23476.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. Tanzania Tapinanthus dichrous K:SPC-17490.000 No
Cameroon Tapinanthus dichrous K:SPC-47542.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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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 2026. 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 2026. 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