Englerina kwaiensis (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Englerina

Characteristics

Stems spreading to 1 m. or so, whole plant glabrous; twigs slightly compressed, soon thickened.. Petiole 1–6 mm. long; lamina coriaceous, dark green above, paler beneath, lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, 7–14 cm. long, 2–6 cm. wide, acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, slightly sinuate at edges, with 5–8 pairs of lateral nerves.. Flowers 2–3 per umbel in each axil and crowded at older thickened nodes; peduncle obsolete, the bracts arising from cupular sockets formed by the pedicel; bract cupular, 1.5–2 mm. long.. Receptacle 1.2–2 mm. long.. Calyx tubular, 2–3 mm. long, erose.. Corolla 3.8–5 cm. long, tube orange to red, more yellow over vents, lobe-tips darker orange to red; buds narrow, terminal swelling slight, 4 mm. long; tube slender, slightly broadened upwards, 2.2–3.5 cm. long, with a short V-slit; lobes erect, linear-spathulate, slightly hardened inside.. Filaments transversely corrugate; tooth subulate to 1.5 mm. long or often reduced to a small ledge; anthers 2.5–3 mm. long.. Berry not seen.
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Corolla 3.8–5 cm long, tube orange to red, more yellow over vents, lobe tips darker orange to red; buds narrow, terminal swelling slight, 4 mm long; tube slender, slightly broadened upwards, 2.2–3.5 cm long, with a short V-slit; lobes erect, linear-spathulate, slightly hardened inside.
Petiole 1–6 mm long; lamina coriaceous, dark green above, paler beneath, 7–16 × 2–6 cm, lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, acuminate, cuneate at base, slightly sinuate at edges, with 5–8 pairs of lateral nerves.
Flowers 2–3 per umbel in each axil and crowded at older thickened nodes; peduncle obsolete, the bracts arising from cupular sockets formed by the pedicel; bract 1.5–2 mm long, cupular.
Stamen filaments transversely corrugate; tooth subulate to 1.5 mm long or often reduced to a small ledge; anthers 2.5–3 mm long.
Stems spreading to 1 m or so, whole plant glabrous; twigs slightly compressed, soon thickened.
Calyx 3 mm long, tubular, erose.
Receptacle 1.5–2 mm long.
Berry not seen.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Englerina kwaiensis world distribution map, present in Mozambique, Malawi, and Tanzania, United Republic of

Conservation status

Englerina kwaiensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:969307-1
WFO ID wfo-0000667972
COL ID 6F8XF
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Synonyms

Loranthus kwaiensis Englerina kwaiensis Tapinanthus kwaiensis