Agelanthus kayseri

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

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

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". 2012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T179657A1585826.en. Cite journal requires |journal= (help). 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. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1998. Loranthaceae, Flora of Tropical East Africa.
  4. 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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