Biology:Agelanthus natalitius

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Agelanthus natalitius
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Agelanthus natalitius
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Agelanthus
Species:
A. natalitius
Binomial name
Agelanthus natalitius
(Meisn.) Polhill & Wiens [1]

Agelanthus natalitius is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, the Northern Provinces, South Africa , Eswatini and Botswana.[2][3][4]

Habitat and ecology

A. natalitius is found in mixed woodland and bushland, usually on Acacias but sometimes on Combretum.[4]

Habit of A. natalitius

References

  1. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1992. in J.-P. Lebrun & A.L. Stork, Enumération des plantes à fleurs d'Afrique tropicale. Volume II. Chrysobalanaceae à Apiaceae. 2: 164.
  2. Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. "Agelanthus natalitius". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:969284-1.  in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 25 March 2018.
  3. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 2006. Loranthaceae, Flora Zambesiaca 9:3.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques Ville de Geneve: "Agelanthus natalitius". http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/details.php?langue=an&id=177602.  Accessed 25 March 2018

External links

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