Loranthaceae
Agelanthus

Agelanthus kayseri (Engl.) 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 S. Somalia to Tanzania. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic 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.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by R.M. Polhill & D. Wiens [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Polh. & Wiens in Lebrun & Stork, Énum. Pl. Fl. Afr. Trop. 2: 164 (1992).
  • Polh. & Wiens in Mistletoes Afr.: 154, fig. 13B (1998).
  • Polh. & Wiens in Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 156 (1994)
  • Vollesen in Opera Bot. 59: 63 (1980), nom. invalid .

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2007 Festo, L.; Luke, Q.; Luke, P. [2698] Kenya K000438378 No
Jan 1, 2007 Laizer, G.S., et al. [1349] Tanzania K000449293 No
Congdon, T.C.E. [506] K004550293 Yes
Robertson, S.A. (Mrs) [6131] Kenya K004550283 Yes
Wiens, D. [4521] Kenya K004550284 Yes
Robertson, S.A. (Mrs); Luke, Q. [5713] Kenya K004550286 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [19981] Kenya K004550287 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [2080] K004550296 Yes
[Kuhlmann] [[I107]] Tanzania K004550301 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1974] K004550294 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1504] K004550300 Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1226] Tanzania K000406778 Type Yes
Archer, P.G. [264] Kenya K004550281 Yes
Luke, Q.; Kabuye, C.; Robertson, A.; Mungai, G.; Mathenge, S. [TPR446] Kenya K004550282 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1834] K004550297 Yes
MacNaughton, G. [158] Kenya K004550290 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1277] Tanzania K004550298 Yes
Stuhlmann [116] Tanzania K000406779 Unknown Type Material Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [3469] K004550299 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [767] Kenya K004550285 Yes
Robertson, S.A. (Mrs); Wiens, D.; Calvin, C. [5450] Kenya K004550289 Yes
Graham, R.M. [1632] Kenya K004550288 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [1967] K004550295 Yes
Wiens, D. [4530] Kenya K004550292 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B13269] Kenya K004550291 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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