Tapinanthus bangwensis (Engl. & K.Krause) Danser

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Loranthaceae > Tapinanthus

Characteristics

On many species including Acacia farnesiana, A. nilotica, Alchornea cordifolia, Cola nitida, Coffea liberica, Crossopteryx, Croton, Drepanocarpus lunatus, Manihot glaziovii, Terminalia catappa and Theobroma.
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Leaves very variable in size and thickness, reduced in Senegal but well developed in Liberia and Sierra Leone
Perianth red below, pink then grey above; filaments and style green becoming purple.
Branchlets abundantly covered with brown lenticels
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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Uses medicinal social use
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Distribution

Tapinanthus bangwensis world distribution map, present in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:551849-1
WFO ID wfo-0000413254
COL ID 54SR5
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Synonyms

Loranthus bangwensis Tapinanthus bangwensis Loranthus thonningii Loranthus riggenbachii Tapinanthus thonningii Tapinanthus globiferus subsp. bangwensis Tapinanthus globifer subsp. bangwensis