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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)
360.2471 Genus Plicosepalus Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 41: 504 & 540 (1894)
Distribution: arid tropical and S-(3) Africa
Species listed in database: 13
= Tapinostemma (Benth. & Hook.f.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 257 (1895)
species :
Plicosepalus acaciae (Zucc.) Wiens & Polhill; Nordic J. Bot. 5(3): 221 (1985)
Distribution: Egypt (Desert Oases, SE-Egypt); NE-Chad (Ennedi); Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; N-Somalia; Israel (Judean Desert, Rift Valley, Negev Desert); Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai, S-Sinai); Jordania (S-Jordania); Saudi Arabia (Hejaz, Asir); Qatar; Oman (Dhofar, Mascat & Oman); Yemen (Aden Desert, SW-Yemen, Inner Hadhramaut)
20 EGY 24 CHA ERI ETH SOM SSU SUD 34 ISR JOR SIN 35 OMA QAT SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus acaciae Zucc.; Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 3: 249, t. 2, f. 3 (1840)
= Loranthus gibbosulus A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 342 (1848)
= Loranthus laetus R.Br.; Voy. Abyss. [Salt] App. 64 (1814), nomen
= Loranthus venustus Fenzl ex Eichler; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 5(2): 14 (1868), nomen
= Tapinostemma acaciae (Zucc.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 257 (1895)
= Tapinostemma gibbosulus (A.Rich.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 258 (1895)
= Tapinostemma venustum (Fenzl ex Eichler) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 257 (1895), nom. inval.
species :
Plicosepalus amplexicaulis Wiens; Bothalia 12(3): 422 (1978)
Distribution: S-Mozambique; South Africa (Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
species :
Plicosepalus arabicus (Tiegh).comb.ined.
Distribution: Yemen (W-Yemen)
35 YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus arabicus Deflers; Voyage Yemen 197 (1889)
= Tapinostemma arabicum (Deflers) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 257 (1895)
species :
Plicosepalus curviflorus (Benth. ex Oliv.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 41: 504 & 540 (1894)
Distribution: Egypt (SE-Egypt); Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; Mozambique; Saudi Arabia (Hejaz, Asir); Yemen (Aden Desert, SE-Yemen: coastal Hadhramaut, SW-Yemen, Tihama)
20 EGY 24 ERI ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MOZ ZAM 35 SAU YEM
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus curviflorus Benth. ex Oliv.; Hooker´s Icon. Pl. 14: 3, t. 1304 (1881)
= Loranthus faurotii Franch.; J. Bot. [Morot] 1: 135 (1887)
= Plicosepalus faurotii (Franch.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 41: 504 & 540 (1894)
species :
Plicosepalus foliosus Wiens & Polhill; Mistletoes Africa 91 (1998)
Distribution: N-Zambia; N-Malawi
26 MLW ZAM
species :
Plicosepalus kalachariensis (Schinz) Danser; Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 100 (1933)
Distribution: S-Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus acaciae-detinentis Dinter; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 441 (1922)
= Loranthus dinteri Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 1: 869 (1901)
= Loranthus kalachariensis Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: App. III. 53 (1896)
= Loranthus pentheri Gand.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 34 (1918)
= Loranthus pentheri Schltr.; J. Bot. 36: 376 (1898)
= Loranthus splendens N.E.Br.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 136 (1909)
= Plicosepalus acaciae-detinentis (Dinter) Danser; Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 100 (1933)
species :
Plicosepalus meridianus (Danser) Wiens & Polhill; Nordic J. Bot. 5(3): 222 (1985)
Distribution: S-Ethiopia; Somalia; E-Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus meridianus (Danser) E.A.Bruce; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1936: 475 (1936)
= Loranthus meridianus (Danser) K.Krause; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 16b: 148 (1935)
= Loranthus ngurukizi E.A.Bruce; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 470 (1933)
= Tapinostemma meridianum Danser; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 216 (1931)
species :
Plicosepalus nummulariifolius (Franch.) Wiens & Polhill; Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. [Lebrun & Stork] 2: 172 (1992)
Distribution: Djibouti; N-Somalia
24 DJI SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus nummulariifolius Franch.; J. Bot. [Morot] 1: 135 (1887)
= Tapinostemma nummulariifolium (Franch.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 42: 257 (1895)
species :
Plicosepalus ogadenensis M.G.Gilbert; Nordic J. Bot. 5(3): 222 (1985)
Distribution: SE-Ethiopia
24 ETH
species :
Plicosepalus robustus Wiens & Polhill; Nordic J. Bot. 5(3): 221 (1985)
Distribution: SC-Ethiopia
24 ETH
species :
Plicosepalus sagittifolius (Sprague) Danser; Verh. Kon. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, 29(6): 100 (1933)
Distribution: S-Ethiopia; S-Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; N-Zambia; NE-Mozambique
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus sagittifolius (Engl.) Sprague; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1): 278 (1910)
= Loranthus undulatus var. sagittifolius Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 304 (1894)
species :
Plicosepalus somalensis Wiens & Polhill; Mistletoes Africa 93 (1998)
Distribution: C-Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Plicosepalus undulatus (E.Mey. ex Harv.) Tiegh.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 41: 504 & 540 (1894)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Loranthus fleckii Schinz; Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: App. III. 53 (1896)
= Loranthus undulatus E.Mey.; Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. [Drège] 200 (1843) ex Harv.
= Loranthus undulatus E.Mey. ex Harv.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 2: 577 (1862)
= Loranthus undulatus var. angustior Sprague; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 5(2): 105 (1915)
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