Biology:Plicosepalus acaciae
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Plicosepalus
| Plicosepalus acaciae | |
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| On umbrella thorn acacia in the Jordan Rift Valley | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Plicosepalus |
| Species: | P. acaciae
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| Binomial name | |
| Plicosepalus acaciae (Zucc.) Wiens & Polhill
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Plicosepalus acaciae (syn. Loranthus acaciae), the acacia strap flower, is a species of hemiparasitic flowering plant in the family Loranthaceae.[2] It is native to northeastern Africa, the Levant, and the Arabian Peninsula.[1] As its common and scientific names suggest, it parasitizes acacias; Vachellia tortilis subsp. raddiana (formerly Acacia raddiana) and V. t. subsp. tortilis (formerly A. tortilis). It seeds are dispersed by the white-spectacled bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos).[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Plicosepalus acaciae (Zucc.) Wiens & Polhill". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:915368-1.
- ↑ "Loranthus acaciae". IsraelBiz. https://www.wildflowers.co.il/english/plant.asp?ID=139.
- ↑ Green, Adam K.; Ward, David; Griffiths, Megan E. (2009). "Directed dispersal of mistletoe (Plicosepalus acaciae) by Yellow-vented Bulbuls (Pycnonotus xanthopygos)". Journal of Ornithology 150: 167–173. doi:10.1007/s10336-008-0331-9.
Wikidata ☰ Q15353740 entry
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