Erianthemum ngamicum (Sprague) Danser

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Osborne Dam Recreational Park

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Synonyms:	Loranthus dregei Eckl. & Zeyh. var. subcuneifolius sensu Eyles Loranthus ngamicus Sprague
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Status:	Native
Description:	Small parasitic shrub, up to c. 1 m. Branchlets with whitish to pale brown stellate hairs. Leaves mostly clustered on short shoots, ovate-elliptic or obovate, stellate hairy on both surfaces. Flowers in terminal heads, typically emerging from a tuft of small elliptic leaves (photo left). Corolla 3.5-5 cm, greenish-yellow, sometimes flushed orange, densely covered in silky hairs. Berry red, 12-18 mm including the calyx, pilose. Similar to E. dregei, but distinguished by the longer peduncles, which emerge from a tuft of relatively small hairy leaves. See also E. virescens for comparison.
Notes:	Found on a wide variety of hosts, particularly Combretaceae and legumes.
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Habitat:	In Acacia, mopane and mixed deciduous woodland and wooded grassland.
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Flowering time:	Nov - Mar
Worldwide distribution:	From Zambia to Namibia and South Africa.
Mozambique distribution:	GI,M
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Content last updated:	Friday 6 April 2012
Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 16. 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 81. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 100. (Includes a picture). Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 233. (Includes a picture). 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. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 240 - 241. (Includes a picture). Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (2006). Loranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 184 - 185. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 81.

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