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| Synonyms: |
Loranthus oleifolius (J.C. Wendl.) Cham. & Schltdl. var. forbesii Sprague Loranthus sp. aff. globiferus A. Rich. sensu Gomes e Sousa |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Woody plant with stems up to 1-1.5 m long. Leaves mostly opposite; petiole 4-10 mm long; lamina 2-8 × 1-4 cm, green to slightly glaucous, usually obovate-elliptic to obovate-elliptic. Umbels 2-4-flowered, borne in axils and at older nodes. Calyx 1-1.5 mm long, saucer-shaped. Corolla glabrous; tube 2.7-3.2 cm long, dull red, generally with whitish spots, the head of the buds turning greyish-black; bud heads angled or narrowly winged; lobes 7-9 mm long reflexed. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | forbesii: named after John Forbes (1799-1823), an English plant collector and naturalist. As representative of the Horticultural Society of London he visited the Cape in 1822. He died on the Zambezi River in Mozambique the following year. |
| Habitat: | In dry mixed woodland and bushland, occasionally in miombo and mopane, on a wide variety of hosts, commonly Acacia, Combretum, Sterculia and with an aberrant form occurring on Uapaca. |
| Altitude range: | 0 - 1750 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC (Katanga), Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa (Limpopo and Mpumalanga). |
| Malawi distribution: | N,S |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 27 December 2016 |
| Literature: |
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) Page 166. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 118. |
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