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Globimetula mweroensis
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
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Cleveland Dam, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ewanrigg Botanic Garden
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| Synonyms: |
Loranthus braunii sensu auct., non Engl. Loranthus mweroensis Baker |
| Common names: | Crimson mistletoe (English) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Parasitic shrub. The leaves are light green to yellowish green, leathery or slightly fleshy, elliptic, mostly blunt or rounded at the apex. The inflorescences in umbels of 3 to 9 crimson red flowers with a distinct apical swelling, which usually darkens on the mature buds. |
| Notes: | Parasitic mostly on species of Ficus, Faurea and Protea as a host, but also Brachystegia and other legumes, less often on other woodland species. (Polhill & Wiens, 1998). In practice, it occurs on a very wide range of hosts including a number of exotic species. It was found on Strychnos spinosa at Cleveland Dam and on two exotic species in the Salicaceae, Populus deltoides and Salix babylonica at Greystone Park. At Ewanrigg, it grew on the native species Acacia galpinii. and also on three exotics: Acacia podalyriifolia, Liquidambar styraciflua and Lagerstroemia indica. In the Mukuvisi Woodland on 12 August 2008, it was seen in flower on the Dalbergia sissoo, a planted exotic near to the Blatherwick Avenue gate. |
| Derivation of specific name: | mweroensis: of Lake Mweru in Zambia, where the type specimen was collected. |
| Habitat: | Parasitic on trees |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1280 - 1540 m |
| Flowering time: | Apr - Aug |
| Worldwide distribution: | E Angola, DRC, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C,E |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 23 August 2008 |
| Literature: |
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. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 41, plate 62 Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (2006). Loranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 170 - 172. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 118. |
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Flora of the DRC: Globimetula mweroensisFlora of Malawi: Globimetula mweroensis
Flora of Mozambique: Globimetula mweroensis
Flora of Zambia: Globimetula mweroensis
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Globimetula mweroensisAfrican Plant Database: Globimetula mweroensis
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