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Vanwykia remota
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Nhascuvo Ranger Camp, Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhascuvo Ranger Camp, Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhascuvo Ranger Camp, Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhascuvo Ranger Camp, Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nhascuvo Ranger Camp, Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Loranthus remotus Baker & Sprague Tapinanthus remotus (Baker & Sprague) Danser |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Parasitic shrub up to 1.5 m long, pendent when older. Branchlets with whitish hairs 1-2 mm long. Leaves opposite to subopposite, occasionally alternate or clustered on short shoots, elliptic-obovate to elliptic-ovate or subcircular, tomentellous when young, glabrescent with age. Flowers in few-flowered axillary umbels and around old nodes. Corolla 4-5 cm, yellow-green and whitish tomentose outside, green turning reddish inside; lobes 8-10 mm, spathulate. Anthers scarlet, 2.5-4 mm. Berry red, cylindric, tomentose. |
| Notes: | |
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| Habitat: | In deciduous woodland, wooded grassland and riverine fringes, mostly on Ficus spp but also on Combretum and legumes. |
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| Flowering time: | May - Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | From eastern Tanzania to northern South Africa. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,MS,GI |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Sunday 24 May 2009 |
| Literature: |
Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 82. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 59. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 73. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 221 - 222. (Includes a picture). Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (2006). Loranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 173 - 174. (Includes a picture). |
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