Agelanthus sambesiacus
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Photo: Jean-Michel Blake
Sango, Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe
Photo: Jean-Michel Blake
Sango, Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe
Photo: Jean-Michel Blake
Sango, Save Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe
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| Synonyms: |
Loranthus sambesiacus Engl. & Schinz Tapinanthus sambesiacus (Engl. & Schinz) Danser |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small glabrous shrub. Leaves opposite to subopposite; lamina 4-14 × 0.4-1.2 cm, linear to linear-lanceolate. Umbels 2-4-flowered. Corolla 4-4.8 cm long, orange-yellow; lobes erect. |
| Type location: |
Mozambique |
| Notes: | Often on species of Commiphora and Acacia. |
| Derivation of specific name: | sambesiaca: of the Zambezi River, probably referring to the type location, Boruma by the Lower Zambezi River. |
| Habitat: | Dry deciduous woodland and bushland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 200 - 1150 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | N,T,MS |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 31 January 2024 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 3. As Agelantha sambesiacus 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. (2006). Loranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 156 - 157. (Includes a picture). |
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