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Agelanthus pungu

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Blue-leaved mistletoe
Flowers and foliage, northern Zimbabwe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Agelanthus
Species:
A. pungu
Binomial name
Agelanthus pungu
(De Wild.) Polhill & Wiens
Synonyms

Loranthus pungu De Wild.
Tapinanthus pungu (De Wild.) Danser
Loranthus blantyreanus Engl.
Loranthus bulawayensis Engl.
Loranthus carsonii Baker & Sprague
Loranthus ceciliae N.E.Br.
Loranthus ceciliae var. buchananii Sprague
Loranthus giorgii Balle
Loranthus glaucescens Engl. & K.Krause
Loranthus luteiflorus Engl. & K.Krause
Loranthus pungu var. angustifolius De Wild.
Tapinanthus blantyreanus (Engl.) Danser
Tapinanthus bulawayensis (Engl.) Danser
Tapinanthus carsonii (Baker & Sprague) Danser
Tapinanthus ceciliae (N.E.Br.) Danser
Tapinanthus glaucescens (Engl. & K.Krause) Danser
Tapinanthus luteiflorus (Engl. & K.Krause) Danser

The blue-leaved mistletoe (Agelanthus pungu) is a species of perennial, parasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to the southeastern Afrotropics.

Description

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Its size is variable, as is the shape of its leaves. The glabrous and opposite leaves are grey-green to blue-green in colour.[1] A fuller description is given at Govaerts et al. (2018)[2]

Range

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A. pungu has been recorded in Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, northeastern Namibia and northern South Africa. It is found from 150 to 2,100 meters in altitude.[1]

Habitat

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It grows on a range of host plants in miombo woodland, Acacia-Commiphora bushland, wooded grassland, forest edges and in riparian growth.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Agelanthus pungu (De Wild.) Polhill & Wiens". African Plant Database. Jardin botaniques & SANBI. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ^ Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. "Agelanthus pungu". in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed 4 April 2018.
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