Agelanthus rondensis

Agelanthus rondensis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Santalales
Family:	Loranthaceae
Genus:	Agelanthus
Species:	A. rondensis
Binomial name
Agelanthus rondensis (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens [2]
Synonyms [3] [4]
Loranthus rondensisEngl. Tapinanthus rondensis(Engl.) Danser

Agelanthus rondensis is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania. ^{[5] [1]}

This species has been found only on the Rondo plateau of Lindi Region, Tanzania where the threat is from conversion of habitat for agriculture. ^[1] There is a continuing decline in the extent and quality of habitat. This species has not been seen since its discovery in 1903 in what is a well-surveyed region. Thus, it is possibly extinct. ^[1]

No information is available on habitat or host preference. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority (2013). "Agelanthus rondensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T179885A1593243. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T179885A1593243.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1992. in J.-P. Lebrun & A.L. Stork, Énum. Pl. Fleurs Afr. Trop. 2: 165.
3. "Agelanthus rondensis (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
4. "Agelanthus rondensis (Engl.) Polhill & Wiens". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
5. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1999. Loranthaceae, Flora of Tropical East Africa.