Plicosepalus kalachariensis

Plicosepalus kalachariensis

Plicosepalus kalachariensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Loranthaceae
Tribus: Lorantheae
Subtribus: Tapinanthinae
Genus: Plicosepalus
Species: Plicosepalus kalachariensis

Name

Plicosepalus kalachariensis (Schinz) Danser, 1933

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Loranthus kalachariensis Schinz in Bull. Herb. Boissier 4(App. 3): 53 (1896)
• Heterotypic
  • Loranthus acaciae-detinentis Dinter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 441 (1922)
  • Loranthus dinteri Schinz in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 1: 869 (1901)
  • Loranthus pentheri Gand. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 34 (1918), nom. illeg.
  • Loranthus pentheri Schltr. in J. Bot. 36: 376 (1898)
  • Loranthus splendens N.E.Br. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 136 (1909)
  • Plicosepalus acaciae-detinentis (Dinter) Danser in Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 100 (1933)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Botswana, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Danser, 1933. Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 100

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Plicosepalus kalachariensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Plicosepalus kalachariensis. Published online. Accessed: August 12 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Plicosepalus kalachariensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Plicosepalus kalachariensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 August 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Acacia mistletoe

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