Agelanthus nyasicus | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Loranthaceae |
Genus: | Agelanthus |
Species: | A. nyasicus
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Binomial name | |
Agelanthus nyasicus |
Agelanthus nyasicus is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe. [2]
For brief descriptions, see the African Plant database [3] and Govaerts et al. (2018) [2] (based on Polhill & Wiens (2006). [4] For an image, see Flora of the World. [5]
Agelanthus nyasicus is found at the edges of montane and riverine forest, generally in the higher-rainfall Brachystegia woodland [3] [2] (or miombo woodlands) at altitudes of 100–1900 m. [2] Common hosts are Ficus, Bridelia and various legumes. [3] [2]