Agelanthus natalitius is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, the Northern Provinces, South Africa, Eswatini and Botswana.[2][3][4]

Agelanthus natalitius
Agelanthus natalitius
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Agelanthus
Species:
A. natalitius
Binomial name
Agelanthus natalitius

Habitat and ecology

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A. natalitius is found in mixed woodland and bushland, usually on Acacias but sometimes on Combretum.[4]

 
Habit of A. natalitius

References

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  1. ^ Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1992. in J.-P. Lebrun & A.L. Stork, Enumération des plantes à fleurs d'Afrique tropicale. Volume II. Chrysobalanaceae à Apiaceae. 2: 164.
  2. ^ Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. "Agelanthus natalitius". in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 25 March 2018.
  3. ^ Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 2006. Loranthaceae, Flora Zambesiaca 9:3.
  4. ^ a b Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques Ville de Geneve: "Agelanthus natalitius". Accessed 25 March 2018
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