Agelanthus natalitius

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Agelanthus natalitius is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to Eswatini, Mozambique, Botswana, and Zimbabwe and to the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, and Northern Provinces in South Africa.[2][3][4]

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Agelanthus natalitius
Agelanthus natalitius
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Agelanthus
Species:
A. natalitius
Binomial name
Agelanthus natalitius
(Meisn.) Polhill & Wiens [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Acranthemum natalitium (Meisn.) Tiegh.
  • Loranthus natalitius Meisn. (1843) (basionym)
  • Tapinanthus natalitius (Meisn.) Danser
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Habitat and ecology

A. natalitius is found in mixed woodland and bushland, usually on Acacias but sometimes on Combretum.[4]

Habit of A. natalitius

Subspecies

Two subspecies are accepted.[2]

  • Agelanthus natalitius subsp. natalitius
  • Agelanthus natalitius subsp. zeyheri (Harv.) Polhill & Wiens

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