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Synonyms: |
Loranthus breyeri Bremek. Loranthus lugardii N.E. Br. Tapinanthus lugardii (N.E. Br.) Danser |
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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Parasitic shrub up to c. 1 m. Branchlets terete, hispidulous. Leaves alternate, clustered at older nodes, linear-oblanceolate, oblanceolate or narrowly elliptic, finely hairy on both surfaces to subglabrous, with obscure venation. Flowers 2 – 4 in axils. Corolla c. 3.5 cm, green or grey, with yellow-green lobes, later flushed a little orange or pink; lobes nearly erect (spreading to 45°). Stamen filaments yellow-green turning reddish, slender, inflexed. Style green, slender; stigma pink. Berry obovoid, orange-yellow, with apex and persistent calyx red. |
Notes: | Although literature mentions older flowers may flush a little pink or orange, this effect is much more pronounced in some flowers than others. The photos above show a spectacular, bright pink-flowered plant. |
Derivation of specific name: | lugardii: after Major Edward James Lugard (1865-1957), British-born plant collector who collected extensively in Botswana. |
Habitat: | In mixed woodland and riverine fringes, mostly found on Acacia spp. |
Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1050 m |
Flowering time: | Nov - Mar |
Worldwide distribution: | Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and North-West, Limpopo, Mpumalanga South Africa |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,E,S |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Tuesday 29 May 2012 |
Literature: |
Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 359. (Includes a picture). 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. (2006). Loranthaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Pages 146 - 150. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 81. |
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