Loranthaceae
Agelanthus

Agelanthus pungu (De Wild.) Polhill & Wiens

First published in J.-P.Lebrun & A.L.Stork, Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 2: 165 (1992)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tanzania to Mpumalanga. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Caprivi Strip, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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

  • F.T.E.A., Loranthaceae: 70 (1999). TAB. 34, fig. B.
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 2: 165 (1992)
  • Mistletoes Afr.: 180, photo. 72, fig. 16D (1998)

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Polh. & Wiens in Lebrun & Stork, Énum. Pl. Fl. Afr. Trop. 2: 165 (1992)
  • Polh. & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 180, photo. 72, fig. 16D (1998).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2019 Merrett, L. [2164] Zambia K001573841 Yes
Stolz, A. [1714] Tanzania K000406813 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [1714] Tanzania K000406814 Type Yes
Homblé [1241] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406696 Isotype Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollessen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9576] Zambia K001590721 Yes
Stolz, A. [1062] Tanzania K000406815 Type Yes
Merrett, L.; Ginwalla, R. [2692] Zambia K001634875 No
Buchanan, J. [133] Malawi K000406904 Type Yes
Buchanan, J. [6983] Malawi K000406902 Unknown Type Material Yes
Buchanan, J. [6983] Malawi K000406903 Unknown Type Material Yes
Carson, A. [s.n.] Zambia K000406901 Type Yes
Verdick [388] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000406697 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cecil, E. [96] Zimbabwe K000406900 Type Yes
Wild, H. Zimbabwe Loranthus bulawayensis K:SPC-23453.000 No
Cruse, A.W. [457A] Zimbabwe Loranthus carsonii K:SPC-23454.000 No
Lock [88/64] Tanzania Tapinanthus pungu K:SPC-53244.000 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 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