Biology:Agelanthus validus

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Agelanthus validus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Agelanthus
Species:
A. validus
Binomial name
Agelanthus validus
Polhill & Wiens[2]

Agelanthus validus is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is found in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania[1]

Description

A description of the plant is given in Govaerts et al.,[3] based on Polhill & Wiens (1999).[4]

Habitat/ecology

A. validus parasitises Catha, Maytenus and Scolopia.[1]

Threats

The major threat is habitat conversion for timber and agriculture.[1] Both the quality and extent of its habitat are declining.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority (2013). "Agelanthus validus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T179567A1582917. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T179567A1582917.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/179567/1582917. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1998. Mistletoes of Africa 163.
  3. Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. "Agelanthus validus". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1003122-1.  in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 22 March 2018.
  4. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1999. Loranthaceae, Flora of Tropical East Africa.

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