Loranthaceae
Agelanthus

Agelanthus heteromorphus (A.Rich.) Polhill & Wiens

First published in J.-P.Lebrun & A.L.Stork, Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 2: 164 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Togo to Eritrea and Tanzania. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo

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.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hedberg, I., Friis, I. & Persson, E. (2009). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 1: 1-305. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa: 1-370. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 1997 Kersting [A.502] Togo K000406718 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1997 Senni, L. [626] Ethiopia K000406789 Unknown Type Material Yes
Polhill, R.M. [4827] Kenya Tapinanthus aurantiacus K:SPC-46121.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J. [3627] Tanzania Tapinanthus aurantiacus K:SPC-18455.000 No
Bally, P.R.O.; Smith, A.R. [B14938] Kenya Tapinanthus aurantiacus K:SPC-34564.000 No
Jan 1, 2007 Laizer, G.S., et al. [1292] Tanzania Agelanthus scassellatii K000449294 No
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC4936] Tanzania Agelanthus scassellatii K004550744 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3627] Agelanthus scassellatii K004550730 Yes
Lucas, G.Ll.; Jeffrey, C.; Kirika [254] Kenya Agelanthus scassellatii K004550721 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1225] Tanzania Agelanthus scassellatii K000406818 Type Yes
[J. H. Vangham] [2827] Agelanthus scassellatii K004550739 Yes
Hemsley, J.H. [3701] Agelanthus scassellatii K004550727 Yes
Luke; Robertson [2231] Kenya Agelanthus scassellatii K004550720 Yes
Graham, R.M. [1598] Kenya Agelanthus scassellatii K004550723 Yes
Graham, R.M. [1529] Kenya Agelanthus scassellatii K004550722 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya Agelanthus scassellatii K004550726 Yes
s.coll. [93226] Tanzania Agelanthus scassellatii K004550742 Yes
Kirk (Dr) [s.n.] Agelanthus scassellatii K004550740 Yes
Luke; Robertson [2231] Kenya Agelanthus scassellatii K004550714 Yes
Verdcourt [3621S] Kenya Agelanthus scassellatii K004550724 Yes
Wiens, D. [4587] Agelanthus scassellatii K004550736 Yes
Wiens, D. [4587] Agelanthus scassellatii K004550735 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3701] Agelanthus scassellatii K004550728 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [742] Tanzania Agelanthus scassellatii K004550746 Yes
Holst, C. [2890] Tanzania Agelanthus scassellatii K000406820 Type Yes
Semsei, S.R. [3834] Agelanthus scassellatii K004550738 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Wiens, D.; Calvin, C. [5451] Kenya Agelanthus scassellatii K004550715 Yes
Luke; Robetson [2129] Kenya Agelanthus scassellatii K004550719 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3627] Agelanthus scassellatii K004550729 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [618] Agelanthus scassellatii K004550733 Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [149] Tanzania Agelanthus scassellatii K004550745 Yes
Robertson, S.A. [6959] Kenya Agelanthus scassellatii K004550716 Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [537] Agelanthus scassellatii K004550734 Yes
Wingfield, R. [2990] Tanzania Agelanthus scassellatii K004550743 Yes
Jeffery, G.M. [K351] Kenya Agelanthus scassellatii K004550725 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [618] Agelanthus scassellatii K004550732 Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [550] Agelanthus scassellatii K004550737 Yes
[Heiman] [102] Agelanthus scassellatii K004550731 Yes
Polhill, R.M. [4827] Kenya Agelanthus scassellatii K004550717 Yes
Robertson, S.A.; Wiens, D.; Calvin, C. [5449] Kenya Agelanthus scassellatii K004550718 Yes
Stuhlmann [7519] Tanzania Agelanthus scassellatii K000406819 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [1782] Tanzania Agelanthus scassellatii K004550747 Yes
Kirk (Dr) [s.n.] Agelanthus scassellatii K004550741 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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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.
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  • 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/
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