Agelanthus kayseri

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Agelanthus kayseri

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Agelanthus
Species:
A. kayseri
Binomial name
Agelanthus kayseri
(Engl.) & [2]

Agelanthus kayseri is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to Kenya, Tanzania and Somalia.[3][4]

Description[]

A description of the plant is given in Govaerts et al.[4]

Habitat/ecology[]

A. kayseri is found in coastal bushland and mangrove stands, extending inland along rivers, commonly on Dobera, Salvadora or mangroves,[4] based on Polhill & Wiens.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority (2013). "Agelanthus kayseri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T179657A1585826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T179657A1585826.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1992. in Lebrun & Stork, Énum. Pl. Fl. Afr. Trop. 2: 164
  3. ^ a b Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1998. Loranthaceae, Flora of Tropical East Africa.
  4. ^ a b c Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. "Agelanthus kayseri". in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 22 March 2018.


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