Agelanthus kayseri

Agelanthus kayseri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Santalales
Family:Loranthaceae
Genus:Agelanthus
Species: A. kayseri
Binomial name
Agelanthus kayseri
(Engl.) Polhill & Wiens [2]

Agelanthus kayseri is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the Loranthaceae family, which is native to Kenya, Tanzania and Somalia.[3][4]

Description

A description of the plant is given in Govaerts et al.[4]

Habitat/ecology

A. kayseri is found in coastal bushland and mangrove stands, extending inland along rivers, commonly on Dobera, Salvadora or mangroves,[4] based on Polhill & Wiens.[3]

References

  1. IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority. 2013. "Agelanthus kayseri e.T179657A1585826". . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: Downloaded on 22 March 2018.
  2. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1992. in Lebrun & Stork, Énum. Pl. Fl. Afr. Trop. 2: 164
  3. 1 2 Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1998. Loranthaceae, Flora of Tropical East Africa.
  4. 1 2 3 Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. "Agelanthus kayseri". in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 22 March 2018.


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