Agelanthus crassifolius (Wiens) Polhill & Wiens

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Agelanthus

Characteristics

Densely branched shrubs to 1 m or higher, essentially glabrous. Stems relatively thick, succulent and beige-coloured with dark brown lenticels when young, grey with age. Leaves opposite-subopposite to scattered, borne on relatively short (50-100 mm), succulent lateral branches; blades succulent, mostly ovate to broadly lanceolate, variable in size (40-)60-80 (-110) x 30-50(-110) mm, often slightly falcate, penninerved; petioles 15-20 mm long, flattened abaxially. Inflorescence: umbels densely crowded on short, lateral, leaf-bearing branches, mostly 4-flowered, axillary and extra-axillary; peduncles 2-4 mm long, approximately equalling pedicels. Corolla with conspicuous oblong basal swelling and erect lobes, orange-yellow with red bands near apex, 40-45 mm long, tube split 7-9 mm below lobes. Filaments with small tooth below anther. Style constricted below stigma. Berries obovoid, 10-12 mm long, whitish orange. Densely branched shrubs to 1 m or higher, essentially glabrous. Stems relatively thick, succulent and beige-coloured with dark brown lenticels when young, grey with age. Leaves opposite-subopposite to scattered, borne on relatively short (50-100 mm), succulent lateral branches; blades succulent, mostly ovate to broadly lanceolate, variable in size (40-)60-80 (-110) x 30-50(-110) mm, often slightly falcate, penninerved; petioles 15-20 mm long, flattened abaxially. Inflorescence: umbels densely crowded on short, lateral, leaf-bearing branches, mostly 4-flowered, axillary and extra-axillary; peduncles 2-4 mm long, approximately equalling pedicels. Corolla with conspicuous oblong basal swelling and erect lobes, orange-yellow with red bands near apex, 40-45 mm long, tube split 7-9 mm below lobes. Filaments with small tooth below anther. Style constricted below stigma. Berries obovoid, 10-12 mm long, whitish orange. Flowering in winter.
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Densely branched shrub, up to 1 m high, a parasite on Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra. Leaves markedly thick and succulent. Flowers crowded on short, stout lateral shoots. Corolla tube with split as long as closed portion. Flowers with corolla lobes orange-yellow with red bands near apex.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Images

Agelanthus crassifolius unspecified picture

Distribution

Agelanthus crassifolius world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1003128-1
WFO ID wfo-0000523818
COL ID 5TQDT
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Synonyms

Agelanthus crassifolius Tapinanthus crassifolius