Opilia campestris

Opilia campestris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Santalales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Santalales

Familia: Opiliaceae
Genus: Opilia
Species: Opilia campestris
Varieties: O. c. var. campestris – O. c. var. glabra – O. c. var. strobilifera

Name

Opilia campestris Engl., 1909

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western africa Angola, Namibia Regional: Eastern africa Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engler, A 1909. Beiträge zur Flora von Afrika. XXXIV. Icacinaceae africanae. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 43(1–2): 179–188. BHL Reference page. : 43: 173

Additional references

• Hiepo, P. (2008). Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 12: 1-71. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
• Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. 2008. Plants of Angola / Plantas de Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1–279. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-45-7. PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Opilia campestris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Opilia campestris. Published online. Accessed: October 26 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Opilia campestris Accessed: 26 October 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Opilia campestris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 October 2024.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: lekkervreet, parasietbos
English: parasitebush

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