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Tapinanthus erianthus
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Protea Hill Farm
Sep 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham
Protea Hill Farm
Sep 2008
Photo: Mike Bingham
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| Synonyms: |
Loranthus erianthus Sprague |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Parasitic shrub. Leaves opposite, subsessile, leathery, hairless, grey-green to blue-green, ovate, with 3-9 pairs of spreading veins, cordate at the base, basal lobes sometimes clasping the branches. Flowers in axillary c. 4-flowered clusters; corolla tube 3-4 cm long, dull red; lobes green; heads of buds, darkening, before opening, velvety to woolly hairy. Fruit an ellipsoid berry, c. 8 × 7 mm, finely velvety, crowned with the persistent calyx. |
| Type location: |
Zambia |
| Notes: | Herbivore:A larval food plant of the dotted border butterflies, Mylothris spp. (Pieridae). |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | Common in urban environments where it infests both indigenous and exotic species: Bauhinia petersiana, Citrus, Dichrostachys cinerea, Ficus carica, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Moringa, Morus, Pseudolachnostylis, Punica, Toona, Zanha africana |
| Altitude range: (metres) | |
| Flowering time: | Mar - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zambia, Angola, southern DRC, southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and northern Zimbabwe. |
| National distribution: | B,N,W,C,E,S |
| Zambian distribution (Provinces): | Cb,N,E,Lk,S,W |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 20 October 2016 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 201. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 59. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 196 - 197. (Includes a picture). Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (2006). Loranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 168 - 169. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 118. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tapinanthus erianthusAfrican Plant Database: Tapinanthus erianthus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tapinanthus erianthus
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tapinanthus erianthus
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