Agelanthus is a genus of Afrotropical plants in family Loranthaceae. They grow in trees, including Acacia and Combretum species,[1] as hemiparasitic shrubs of varying sizes.[2] The host plant is penetrated by a single haustorium,[2] and the stems typically have swollen, flower-producing nodes. The flowers are often closely clustered (fascicled) with the five petals (pentamerous) fused into a tube (gamopetalous).[note 1] The flower may have a swollen base and the tubes open along unilateral, V-shaped splits. The filaments remain spirally rolled inward when the flowers open, while the styles are inconspicuous, slender filaments that are somewhat thickened in the middle. Berries range from pink to orange and red in colour, and are around 1 cm in diameter.[2]
The genus was first described by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1895.[3]
It is the largest genus of the Afrotropical Loranthaceae[2] containing some 61 species,[4] including:
Agelanthus is a genus of Afrotropical plants in family Loranthaceae. They grow in trees, including Acacia and Combretum species, as hemiparasitic shrubs of varying sizes. The host plant is penetrated by a single haustorium, and the stems typically have swollen, flower-producing nodes. The flowers are often closely clustered (fascicled) with the five petals (pentamerous) fused into a tube (gamopetalous). The flower may have a swollen base and the tubes open along unilateral, V-shaped splits. The filaments remain spirally rolled inward when the flowers open, while the styles are inconspicuous, slender filaments that are somewhat thickened in the middle. Berries range from pink to orange and red in colour, and are around 1 cm in diameter.
The genus was first described by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1895.
Agelanthus es un género de arbustos con 62 especies perteneciente a la familia Loranthaceae. Es originaria del África tropical.
El género fue descrito por Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem y publicado en Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 42: 246 en el año 1895.[2]
Agelanthus es un género de arbustos con 62 especies perteneciente a la familia Loranthaceae. Es originaria del África tropical.
Agelanthus is een geslacht van hemiparasitaire struiken uit de familie Loranthaceae.[1] De soorten komen voor in tropisch en zuidelijk Afrika.[2]
Agelanthus is een geslacht van hemiparasitaire struiken uit de familie Loranthaceae. De soorten komen voor in tropisch en zuidelijk Afrika.
Agelanthus é um género botânico pertencente à família Loranthaceae.[1][2]
Agelanthus é um género botânico pertencente à família Loranthaceae.
