Loranthaceae
Erianthemum

Erianthemum ngamicum (Sprague) Danser

First published in Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 54 (1933)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa: 1-370. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Fl. Sthn. Africa 10, 1: 30, fig. 12/2 (1979).
  • Merxmüller, Prodr. Fl. SW. Afrika, fam. 22: 4 (1969).
  • Polhill & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 240, photo. 107, fig. 26C (1998). TAB. 40, fig. C.
  • Verh. K. Akad. Wet., sect. 2, 29, 6: 54 (1933).
  • Visser, S. Afr. Parasitic Fl. Pl.: 21, t. 28, 29 (1981).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1982 Lugard, E.J. [44] Botswana K000407056 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2227] Botswana K001604145 Yes
Lugard, E.J. [30] Botswana K000407055 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wild, H. [2311] Zimbabwe Loranthus ngamicus K:SPC-17486.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/