Biology:Agelanthus uhehensis

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Agelanthus uhehensis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Agelanthus
Species:
A. uhehensis
Binomial name
Agelanthus uhehensis
(Engl.) Polhill & Wiens[2]
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Loranthus uhehensis Engl.
  • (Engl.) Danser Tapinanthus uhehensis

Agelanthus uhehensis is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to Tanzania.[5][6]

Description

A description of the plant is given in Govaerts et al.,[6] based on Polhill & Wiens (1999).[5]

Habitat/ecology

A. uhehensis commonly parasitises Bridelia on forest edges. It also parasitises Ficus.[1]

Threats

The major threat is habitat conversion to agriculture.[1] However it has been found in some tea estates where the forests are protected.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority (2013). "Agelanthus uhehensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T179593A1583560. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T179593A1583560.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/179593/1583560. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1992. in J.-P. Lebrun & A.L. Stork, Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 2: 165.
  3. "Agelanthus uhehensis (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:969300-1. 
  4. "Agelanthus uhehensis (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/65QG3. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1999. Loranthaceae, Flora of Tropical East Africa.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. "Agelanthus uhehensis". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:969300-1.  in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 22 March 2018.

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