Agelanthus atrocoronatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Loranthaceae |
Genus: | Agelanthus |
Species: | A. atrocoronatus |
Binomial name | |
Agelanthus atrocoronatus | |
Agelanthus atrocoronatus is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania. [3] [1] It is known only from the Mufindi Plateau in Tanzania, and was last collected in the 1980s. [1]
A. atrocoronatus is parasitic on various hosts including Vitaceae (the wine-grape family), is bird pollinated, and found in grassland and at the edges of montane forest. [1]
The major threats to this species are from urban expansion, and from the exploitation of the trees which host it. [1] Conservation efforts center on local tea estates which currently afford protection to the forests remaining within them. [1]
Parochetus communis, known in English as shamrock pea or blue oxalis, is a species of legume, and the only species in the genus Parochetus and in the subtribe Parochetinae. It is a low-growing plant with blue papilionaceous flowers and clover-like leaves. It is found in the mountains of Asia and tropical Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand.
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