Biology:Agelanthus kayseri

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

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

Description

A description of the plant is given in Govaerts et al.[6]

Habitat/ecology

A. kayseri is found in coastal bushland and mangrove stands, extending inland along rivers, commonly on Dobera, Salvadora or mangroves,[6] based on Polhill & Wiens.[5]

References

  1. IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority (2013). "Agelanthus kayseri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T179657A1585826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T179657A1585826.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/179657/1585826. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1992. in Lebrun & Stork, Énum. Pl. Fl. Afr. Trop. 2: 164
  3. "Agelanthus kayseri (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:969276-1. 
  4. "Agelanthus kayseri (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/65QDZ. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1998. Loranthaceae, Flora of Tropical East Africa.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. "Agelanthus kayseri". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:969276-1.  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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