Loranthaceae
Phragmanthera

Phragmanthera proteicola (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens

First published in J.-P.Lebrun & A.L.Stork, Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 2: 171 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Zambia. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa: 1-370. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • F.T.E.A., Loranthaceae: 112, fig. 19/8, 9 (1999).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 2: 171 (1992)
  • Mistletoes Afr.: 272, photo. 122, fig. 28D (1998)
  • White, Dowsett-Lemaire & Chapman, Evergr. For. Fl. Malawi: 352 (2001). TAB. 42, fig. B.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Polh. & Wiens in Lebrun & Stork, Énum. Pl. Fl. Afr. Trop. 2: 171 (1992)
  • Polh. & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 272, photo. 122, fig. 28D (1998).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Congdon, T.C.E. [764] Tanzania K000823895 No
Jan 1, 1993 Goetze [995] Tanzania K000407036 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wightman, N.; Alfonsi, J.; Conradie, C.; Du Pleiss, D.; Du Pleiss, S; O'Connor, N. [NCW695] Zambia K001870042 Yes
Bampton, I. [3] Malawi K004554810 Yes
Feehan, J. [F73] Malawi K004554811 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F1957] Zambia K004554814 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Polhill, R.M.; Banda, E.A. [16128] Malawi K004554807 Yes
Pawek, J. [12777] Malawi K004554809 Yes
Wiens, D.; Frank, D. [6617] Malawi K004554808 Yes
Bampton, I. [21] Malawi K004554805 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [9980] Zambia K004554813 Yes
Kornas, J. [3204] Zambia K004554816 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [13164] Zambia K004554812 Yes
Pawek, J. [14102] Malawi K004554806 Yes
Williamson, G. [2139] Zambia K004554815 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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/

  • 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