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360.0000 Family Loranthaceae Juss.; Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 12: 292 (1808), nom. cons.
71 genera, ca. 1050 spp. Phylogeny: Nickrent et al. (2010)
Species listed in database: 1068; hybrids: 3
= Dendrophthoaceae Tiegh.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 24(2): 291 (1898)
= Elytranthaceae Tiegh.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 46: 368 (1896)
= Gaiadendraceae Tiegh. ex Nakai; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 31: 45 (1952)
= Nuytsiaceae Tiegh.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 46: 368 (1896)
= Psittacanthaceae Nakai; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 31: 46 (1952)
360.2495 Genus Globimetula Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 264 (1895)
Distribution: Tropical Africa
Species listed in database: 14
= Loranthus Sect.Cupulati (DC.) Sprague
species :
Globimetula agelanthoides O.Lachenaud & Ndolo Ebika; Fl. Gabon 61: 45 (2023)
Distribution: Gabon
23 GAB
species :
Globimetula anguliflora (Engl.) Danser; Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 54 (1933)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; S-Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; N-Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus anguliflorus Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 107 (1894)
= Globimetula globosa Balle
species :
Globimetula assiana (Balle) Wiens & Polhill; Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. [Lebrun & Stork] 2: 168 (1992)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; W-Ivory Coast
22 GUI IVO LBR SIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Globimetula dinklagei subsp. assiana Balle; Adansonia, Sér. 2, 1: 232, t. 3 (1961)
species :
Globimetula braunii (Engl.) Danser; Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 54 (1933)
Distribution: Ivory Coast; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi; South Sudan; Uganda; W-Kenya; NW-Tanzania; NW-Angola; N-Zambia; Mozambique
22 BEN IVO NGA TOG 23 BIO CAF CMN CON EQG GAB RWA ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Globimetula braunii (Engl.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 265 (1895)
= Globimetula unguiformis (Engl.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 265 (1895)
= Globimetula zenkeri (Engl.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 265 (1895)
= Loranthus braunii Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 93 (1894)
= Loranthus braunii var. descampsii (Engl. ex T.Durand & De Wild.) Sprague; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1): 303 (1910)
= Loranthus braunii var. laurentii (Engl. ex T.Durand & De Wild.) Sprague; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1): 303 (1910)
= Loranthus braunii var. talbotii S.Moore; J. Bot. 52: 34 (1914)
= Loranthus braunii var. unguiformis (Engl.) Sprague; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1): 304 (1910)
= Loranthus braunii var. zenkeri (Engl.); Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1): 303 (1910)
= Loranthus descampsii Engl.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], Nachtr. 1: 132 (1897), et ex T. Durand & De Wild. in Compt. Rend. Soc. Bot. Belg. 39: 25 (1897)
= Loranthus elongatus De Wild.; Miss. Ém. Laurent 75 (1905)
= Loranthus laurentii Engl.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], Nachtr. 1: 132 (1897), et ex T. Durand & De Wild. in Compt. Rend. Soc. Bot. Belg. 39: 25 (1897)
= Loranthus nigrescens De Wild. & T.Durand; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot. 1: 177 (1899)
= Loranthus scarlatinus Engl. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 286 (1910)
= Loranthus togoensis Engl. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 286 (1910)
= Loranthus unguiformis Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 94 (1894)
= Loranthus zenkeri Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 95 (1894)
species :
Globimetula cornutibracteata Balle ex Wiens & Polhill; Mistletoes Africa 217 (1998)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; W-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; NW-Angola
23 CON GAB ZAI 26 ANG
species :
Globimetula cupulata (DC.) Danser; Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 55 (1933)
Distribution: Guinea-Bissau; SW-Burkina Faso; Sierra Leone; Cameroon
22 BKN GNB SIE 23 CMN
Synonyms: hidden
= Elytranthe cupulata (DC.) G.Don; Gen. Hist. 3: 427 (1834)
= Globimetula cupulata (DC.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 264 (1895)
= Loranthus cupulatus DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 4: 298 (1830)
species :
Globimetula dinklagei (Engl.) Danser; Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 55 (1933)
Distribution: Cameroon; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic
23 CAF CMN CON GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Globimetula dinklagei (Engl.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 265 (1895)
= Globimetula fulgens (Engl. & K.Krause) Danser; Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 55 (1933)
= Globimetula opaca (Sprague) Danser; Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 55 (1933)
= Loranthus bipindensis Engl.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], Nachtr. 1: 132 (1897), nomen
= Loranthus dinklagei Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 94 (1894)
= Loranthus fulgens Engl. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 457 (1914)
= Loranthus ledermannii Engl. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 404 (1909)
= Loranthus opacus Sprague; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1): 300 (1910)
species :
Globimetula elegantiflora (Balle) Balle; Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 37: 457 (1967), et Fl. Cameroun 23: 18 (1982)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; W-D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 CON GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus elegantiflorus Balle; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 231 (1944)
species :
Globimetula kivuensis (Balle) Wiens & Polhill; Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. [Lebrun & Stork] 2: 168 (1992)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; ?Burundi
23 RWA ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus kivuensis (Balle) Balle; Fl. Spermatophyt. Parc Nat. Albert 1: 101 (1948), et in Fl. Congo Belge & Ruanda-Urundi 1: 373 (1948)
= Loranthus mweroensis var. kivuensis Balle; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 232 (1944)
species :
Globimetula mayombensis (De Wild.) Danser; Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 55 (1933)
Distribution: Gabon; W-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola
23 GAB ZAI 26 ANG
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus cupulatus var. mayombensis (De Wild.) Balle; Fl. Congo Belge 1: 372 (1948)
= Loranthus mayombensis De Wild.; Miss. Ém. Laurent 78 (1905)
= Loranthus mayombensis var. acutifolius Balle; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 229 (1944)
species :
Globimetula mweroensis (Baker) Danser; Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 55 (1933)
Distribution: S-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; E-Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; W-Mozambique
23 ZAI 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus mweroensis Baker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 292 (1895)
species :
Globimetula oreophila (Hook.f.) Danser; Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 55 (1933)
Distribution: SE-Nigeria; W-Cameroon
22 NGA 23 CMN
Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Globimetula oreophilus (Oliv. ex Hook.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 265 (1895)
= Loranthus ciliolatus Engl. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 285 (1910)
= Loranthus oreophilus Oliv. ex Hook.f.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 196 (1863)
= Loranthus oreophilus var. obtusatus Engl. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 458 (1914)
= Loranthus rigidissimus Engl. & K.Krause; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 287 (1910)
species :
Globimetula pachyclada (Sprague) Danser; Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 55 (1933)
Distribution: S-Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus pachycladus Sprague; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 233 (1912)
species :
Globimetula rubripes (Engl.) Danser; Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 55 (1933)
Distribution: Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; C-Mozambique
25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus rubripes Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 458 (1914)
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