Agelanthus kraussianus (Meisn.) Polhill & Wiens

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Agelanthus

Characteristics

Shrubs up to 1 m high, glabrous. Branches relatively thin, usually less than 5 mm thick. Leaves subopposite-alternate, mostly lanceolate to ovate-rounded, (30-)50-70 x 15-25 mm, penninerved; petioles 5-10 mm long. Inflorescence: umbels solitary, axillary on leafy shoots mostly (4-)6-8-flowered; peduncles 3-5 mm long, approximately equalling pedicels. Corolla with conspicuous, rather rounded, somewhat lobed, basal swelling, predominantly orange-reddish with deep orange bands near apex, greenish orange basally, 30-45 mm long, tube split 10-15 mm below lobes; lobes erect. Filaments with small tooth below anther. Style constricted below stigma. Berries obovoid, 10-12 mm long, pink. Flowering mostly from December through March, but occasionally also in other months.
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Glabrescent, hemiparasitic shrub, 0.8-2.0 m high. Leaves subopposite, lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, glossy green, thinly coriaceous. Flowers in solitary, 4-8-flowered umbels, axillary on leafy shoots, tubular, with a basal, ovoid-ellipsoid swelling, bright red, dull greenish yellow at apex; lobes erect. Flowering time Aug.-Feb. Fruit a red, obovoid berry.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.9 - 1.5
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Agelanthus kraussianus world distribution map, present in Mozambique and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1003125-1
WFO ID wfo-0000523845
COL ID 65QFF
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Synonyms

Agelanthus kraussianus Tapinanthus kraussianus Loranthus kraussianus