__NOTOC__ ''Agelanthus'' is a genus of

Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...

plants in family

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 ...

. They grow in trees, including

Acacia ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...

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).Flowers of the closely related genus '' Phragmanthera'' are similar in many respects. 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.

Species

It is the largest genus of the Afrotropical Loranthaceae containing some 61 species, including: Agelanthus natalitius subsp zeyheri, d, Seringveld

Agelanthus natalitius subsp zeyheri, d, Seringveld

Agelanthus natalitius subsp zeyheri, habitus, Seringveld

* '' Agelanthus atrocoronatus'' Polhill & Wiens * '' Agelanthus bipartitus'' Balle ex Polhill & Wiens * '' Agelanthus brunneus'' (Engl.) Tiegh. * ''

Agelanthus combreticola __NOTOC__ ''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 ...

'' (Lebrun & L.Touss.) Polhill & Wiens * '' Agelanthus copaiferae'' (Sprague) Polhill & Wiens * '' Agelanthus igneus'' (Engl. & K.Krause) Polhill & Wiens * '' Agelanthus kayseri'' ( Meisn.) Polhill & Wiens * ''

Agelanthus keilii '' Agelanthus keilii'' is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi. Description A description of the plant is given in Govaerts ''et al.'' Habitat/ecology '' A. keilii'' is ...

'' (Meisn.) Polhill & Wiens * ''

Agelanthus longipes '' Agelanthus longipes'' is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family 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, ...

'' (Baker & Sprague) Polhill & Wiens * ''

Agelanthus microphyllus '' Agelanthus microphyllus'' is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. Description A description of the plant is given in Govaerts ''et al.'', based on Polhill & Wien ...

'' Polhill & Wiens * ''

Agelanthus myrsinifolius '' Agelanthus myrsinifolius'' is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to Rwanda, Zaire and Burundi. Description For a brief description see the African Plant database. Habitat and ecology '' A. myrsini ...

'' (Engl. & K.Krause) Polhill & Wiens * ''

Agelanthus natalitius ''Agelanthus natalitius'' is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to the Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, the Northern Provinces, South Africa, Eswatini and Botswana. Habitat and ecology '' ...

'' (Meisn.) Polhill & Wiens * ''

Agelanthus nyasicus '' Agelanthus nyasicus'' is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe. Description For brief descriptions, see the African Plant d ...

'' (Baker & Sprague) Polhill & Wiens * ''

Agelanthus pennatulus '' Agelanthus pennatulus'' is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is found in Tanzania, and Kenya. Description A description of the plant is given in Govaerts ''et al.'', based on Polhill & Wiens (1999). Habit ...

'' (Sprague) Polhill & Wiens * ''

Agelanthus pungu The blue-leaved mistletoe ('' Agelanthus pungu'') is a species of perennial, parasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to the southeastern Afrotropics. Description Its size is variable, as is the shape of its leaves. The glab ...

'' (De Wild.) Polhill & Wiens * ''

Agelanthus rondensis '' Agelanthus rondensis'' is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania. This species has been found only on the Rondo plateau The Rondo Plateau, also known as the Muera Plateau, is a high and e ...

'' (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens * ''

Agelanthus tanganyikae __NOTOC__ ''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 ...

'' (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens * ''

Agelanthus terminaliae __NOTOC__ ''Agelanthus'' is a genus of Afrotropics, 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 hausto ...

'' (Engl. & Gilg) Polhill & Wiens * '' Agelanthus toroensis'' (Sprague) Polhill & Wiens * '' Agelanthus transvaalensis'' (Sprague) Polhill & Wiens * '' Agelanthus uhehensis'' (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens * '' Agelanthus unyorensis'' (Sprague) Polhill & Wiens * '' Agelanthus validus'' Polhill & Wiens * '' Agelanthus villosiflorus'' (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens * ''

Agelanthus zizyphifolius __NOTOC__ ''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 ...

'' (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens

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Loranthaceae genera Plants described in 1895 Taxa named by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem {{Santalales-stub