Agelanthus natalitius

Agelanthus natalitius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Santalales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Santalales

Familia: Loranthaceae
Tribus: Lorantheae
Subtribus: Tapinanthinae
Genus: Agelanthus
Species: Agelanthus natalitius
Subspecies: A. n. subsp. natalitius – A. n. subsp. zeyheri

Name

Agelanthus natalitius (Meisn.) Polhill & Wiens in J.-P. Lebrun & A.L. Stork, Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 2: 164 (1992)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acranthemum natalitium (Meisn.) Tiegh. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 255 (1895)
  • Loranthus natalitius Meisn. in London J. Bot. 2: 539 (1843)
  • Tapinanthus natalitius (Meisn.) Danser in Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 116 (1933)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Africa Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1992. in J.-P. Lebrun & A.L. Stork, Énumération des plantes à fleurs d'Afrique tropicale 2: Reference page.  (p.164.)

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• GBIF: Agelanthus natalitius
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Agelanthus natalitius. Published online. Accessed: 24 March 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Agelanthus natalitius in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 24 March 2018.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Natalse voëlent
English: Natal mistletoe
isiZulu: Umhlalanyoni