Agelanthus nyasicus (Baker & Sprague) Polhill & Wiens belongs to the Loranthaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Agelanthus nyasicus, RGereau7039--Tanz. Mbeya Rural Distr. Utengule Coffee Lodge. 26 Jan 08. 166.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Santalales
Family
Loranthaceae
Genus
Agelanthus
Specific Epithet
nyasicus
Authorship
(Baker & Sprague) Polhill & Wiens
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#96,549 of 335,497
Top 29%
Extinction probability
14%
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Mbeya
-8.827500, 33.263889
Location Remarks
Pungaluma Hills, NE of Mshewe Village, above Utengule Coffee Estate factory in miombo woodland on W-facing slope. 1550 m elev.
Collectors
Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Woody parasite on Monotes. Ovary wine-purple; corolla pale yellow on tubular part of base, red-orange on main part of tube, bright yellow at level of stamens, dark purple at apex.
