hemiparasitic
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Loranthaceae
Loranthaceae, commonly known as the showy mistletoes, is a family of flowering plants. It consists of about 75 genera and 1,000 species of woody plants, many of them hemiparasites. The three terrestrial species are ''Nuytsia floribunda'' (the W ...
, which is native to
Rwanda
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Burundi
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.
Description
A description of the plant is given in Govaerts ''et al.''
Habitat/ecology
'' A. keilii'' is found at forest edges and wooded grassland on '' Ficus'', ''
Bridelia
''Bridelia'' is a plant genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1806.Combretum'', at altitudes of between 1,000 and 1,450 m. Seed is dispersed long distance by means of birds.
Threats
The places in which '' A. keilii'' has been found are all unprotected. Its habitat is declining due to conversion of forest edges and grassland for agriculture, and harvesting for firewood.