Agelanthus rondensis

Agelanthus rondensis is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania.[5][1]

Agelanthus rondensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Agelanthus
Species:
A. rondensis
Binomial name
Agelanthus rondensis
(Engl.) Polhill & Wiens[2]
Synonyms[3][4]
  • Loranthus rondensis Engl.
  • Tapinanthus rondensis (Engl.) Danser

This species has been found only on the Rondo plateau in Tanzania where the threat is from conversion of habitat for agriculture.[1] There is a continuing decline in the extent and quality of habitat. This species has not been seen since its discovery in 1903 in what is a well-surveyed region. Thus, it is possibly extinct.[1]

No information is available on habitat or host preference.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority (2013). "Agelanthus rondensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T179885A1593243. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T179885A1593243.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1992. in J.-P. Lebrun & A.L. Stork, Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 2: 165.
  3. "Agelanthus rondensis (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  4. "Agelanthus rondensis (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  5. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1999. Loranthaceae, Flora of Tropical East Africa.


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