Tapinanthus

Tapinanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Loranthaceae
Genus:	Tapinanthus; (Blume) Rchb.
Synonyms
	Acrostephanus Tiegh.

Haustorium and fruit of

Ornithophily in T. rubromarginatus

Tapinanthus is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, endemic to Africa.^[3]^[4] The name of the genus is derived from the Greek tapeinos meaning "low" or "humble" and anthos meaning flower.^[5]

Species[]

It may contain some 40 species,^[6] with 30 being accepted:^[3]

(Sprague) Danser
Tapinanthus bangwensis (Engl. & K.Krause) Danser
(DC.) Danser
(Engl.) Danser
(Sprague) Danser
(Rendle) Danser
(Engl.) Danser
Polhill & Wiens
(Tiegh.) Danser
(Engl.) Danser
Balle ex Polhill & Wiens
(Sprague) Danser
(Sprague) Danser
(Sprague) Wiens
(Engl.) Danser
(A.Rich.) Tiegh.
Tapinanthus letouzeyi (Balle) Polhill & Wiens
Polhill & Wiens
(Engl. & K.Krause) Danser
(Engl.) Tiegh.
(Engl.) Danser
(Engl.) Danser
(J.C.Wendl.) Danser
(Sprague) Danser
(DC.) Tiegh.
Polhill & Wiens
Tapinanthus preussii (Engl.) Tiegh.
(Weim.) Polhill & Wiens
Tapinanthus rubromarginatus (Engl.) Danser
(P.Beauv.) Blume

References[]

^ "IPNI: Tapinanthus (Blume) Rchb". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
^ Reichenbach, H.G.L. 1841. Repert. Herb. sive Nomencl. Gen. Pl. 73; vide Stearn in Taxon, xvii. 158 (1968)
^ ^a ^b ^c Govaerts, R. et. al. 2018. "Plants of the World online: Tapinanthus". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
^ GBIF: Tapinanthus (Blume) Rchb. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
^ Hankey, Andrew (September 2001). "Tapinanthus rubromarginatus [Engl.] Danser". PlantZAfrica. SANBI. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
^ "Tapinanthus". The Plant List. Version 1.1. 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

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[ipni-1] "IPNI: Tapinanthus (Blume) Rchb". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

[rchb-2] Reichenbach, H.G.L. 1841. Repert. Herb. sive Nomencl. Gen. Pl. 73; vide Stearn in Taxon, xvii. 158 (1968)

[PWO-3] Govaerts, R. et. al. 2018. "Plants of the World online: Tapinanthus". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

[GBIF-4] GBIF: Tapinanthus (Blume) Rchb. Retrieved 24 May 2018.

[hanky-5] Hankey, Andrew (September 2001). "Tapinanthus rubromarginatus [Engl.] Danser". PlantZAfrica. SANBI. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

[tpl-6] "Tapinanthus". The Plant List. Version 1.1. 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

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