Loranthaceae
Actinanthella

Actinanthella menyharthii (Engl. & Schinz) Balle

First published in Bull. Séances Inst. Roy. Colon. Belge 25: 1626 (1954)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa: 1-370. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Col. 25: 1626 (1954)
  • Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Col., n.s., 2: 1074, fig. 1 (1956).
  • Polhill & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 99, photo. 28, fig. 4 (1998). TAB. 28.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Congdon, T.C.E. [757] Mozambique K001513750 No
Menyharth, L. [s.n.] Mozambique K000406640 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wild, H. [28166] Zimbabwe Loranthus menyharthii K:SPC-23459.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0