Loranthaceae
Erianthemum

Erianthemum dregei (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Tiegh.

First published in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 248 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Africa. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cape Provinces, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • 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. Soc. Bot. France 42: 248 (1895).
  • F.T.E.A., Loranthaceae: 95, fig. 17/1–4 (1999).
  • Fl. Ethiopia 3: 366, fig. 114.7/6 (1990).
  • Fl. Pl. Africa 53: t. 2084 (1994).
  • Fl. Sthn. Africa 10, 1: 30, fig. 12/1 (1979).
  • J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 90: 133, fig. 2D (1985).
  • Polhill & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 237, photos 7 & 105, fig. 26A (1998)
  • Verh. K. Akad. Wet., sect. 2, 29, 6: 53 (1933).
  • White, Dowsett-Lemaire & Chapman, Evergr. For. Fl. Malawi: 350, fig. 123V–Y (2001). TAB. 40, fig. A.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by R.M. Polhill & D. Wiens [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Danser in Verh. K. Akad. Wet., sect. 2, 29(6): 53 (1933).
  • Germish. et al. in Fl. Pl. Afr. 53, t. 2084 (1994).
  • M.G. Gilbert in Fl. Ethiopia 3: 366, fig. 114.7/6 (1990).
  • Polh. & Wiens in Mistletoes Afr.: 237, photo. 7, 105, fig. 26A (1998).
  • Polh. & Wiens in Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 157, t. 56 (1994)
  • Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 42: 248 (1895).
  • Wiens & Tölken in Flora of Southern Africa 10: 30, fig. 12/1 (1979).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2007 Mwangulango, N.A. [1211] Tanzania K000449295 No
Jan 1, 1991 Scheffler, G. [344] Kenya K000407070 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Volkens, G. [1934] Tanzania K000407069 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Warnecke [349] Tanzania K000407068 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drège [a] South Africa K000407047 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harvey [s.n.] South Africa K000407049 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mphamba [100] Mozambique K000614309 No
Malombe et al. [965] Kenya K000449332 No
Tanzania K:SPC-48162.000 No
Thulin, M.; Kaariye, H.Y.; Wilhelmi, F. [11241] Ethiopia K001393210 Yes
Beccari, O. [82] Ethiopia K000407076 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hildebrandt, J.M. [1224] Tanzania K000407067 Lectotype Yes
Schimper [768] Ethiopia K000407075 Unknown Type Material Yes
Polhill, R.M. [4771] Kenya K:SPC-44604.000 No
Drège [a] South Africa K000407048 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sharpe, A. [154] Malawi K000407058 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tweedie, E.N. [863] Kenya Loranthus dregei K:SPC-23457.000 No
Ash, J. [1945] Ethiopia Loranthus dregei K:SPC-35854.000 No
Ash [914] Ethiopia Loranthus dregei K:SPC-38176.000 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

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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