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Erianthemum ngamicum
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Osborne Dam Recreational Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Osborne Dam Recreational Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Osborne Dam Recreational Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Osborne Dam Recreational Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Osborne Dam Recreational Park
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| Synonyms: |
Loranthus dregei Eckl. & Zeyh. var. subcuneifolius sensu Eyles Loranthus ngamicus Sprague |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small parasitic shrub, up to c. 1 m. Branchlets with whitish to pale brown stellate hairs. Leaves mostly clustered on short shoots, ovate-elliptic or obovate, stellate hairy on both surfaces. Flowers in terminal heads, typically emerging from a tuft of small elliptic leaves (photo left). Corolla 3.5-5 cm, greenish-yellow, sometimes flushed orange, densely covered in silky hairs. Berry red, 12-18 mm including the calyx, pilose. Similar to E. dregei, but distinguished by the longer peduncles, which emerge from a tuft of relatively small hairy leaves. See also E. virescens for comparison. |
| Notes: | Found on a wide variety of hosts, particularly Combretaceae and legumes. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In Acacia, mopane and mixed deciduous woodland and wooded grassland. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1300 m |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Zambia to Namibia and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,E,S |
| Growth form: | PS |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Friday 6 April 2012 |
| Literature: |
Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 81. 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. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Pages 240 - 241. (Includes a picture). Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (2006). Loranthaceae FZ 9(3) Pages 184 - 185. |
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Flora of Mozambique: Erianthemum ngamicumAfrican Plant Database: Erianthemum ngamicum
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Erianthemum ngamicum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Erianthemum ngamicum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Erianthemum ngamicum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Erianthemum ngamicum
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Erianthemum ngamicum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Erianthemum ngamicum
JSTOR Plant Science: Erianthemum ngamicum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Erianthemum ngamicum
Tropicos: Erianthemum ngamicum
West African Plants database: Erianthemum ngamicum
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