Loranthaceae
Vanwykia

Vanwykia remota (Baker & Sprague) Wiens

First published in Bothalia 12: 422 (1978)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tanzania, S. Tropical Africa to Limpopo. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, 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.
  • 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

  • Bothalia 12: 422 (1978).
  • F.T.E.A., Loranthaceae: 84, fig. 14 (1999). TAB. 37.
  • Fl. Sthn. Africa 10, 1: 29, fig. 11 (1979).
  • J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 90: 140 (1985).
  • Polhill & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 221, photo. 95, fig. 23 (1998)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Germish. et al. in Fl. Pl. Afr. 53, t. 2081 (1994).
  • Polh. & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 221, photo. 95, fig. 23 (1998).
  • Vollesen in Opera Bot. 59: 64 (1980).
  • Wiens & Tölken in Flora of Southern Africa 10: 29, fig. 11/3 (1979).
  • Wiens in Bothalia 12: 422 (1978).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1977 Kirk [40] Mozambique K000406982 Type Yes
Fison, T. [91/1] Tanzania K001393216 Yes
La Croix, I.F.; la Croix, E.A.S. [1042] Malawi K:SPC-52533.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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