Agelanthus atrocoronatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Loranthaceae |
| Genus: | Agelanthus |
| Species: | A. atrocoronatus
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| 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]
Habitat/ecology[edit]
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]
Threats & conservation efforts[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority (2013). "Agelanthus atrocoronatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T179641A1585064. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T179641A1585064.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1998. Mistletoes of Africa 179
- ^ Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1999. Loranthaceae, Flora of Tropical East Africa.
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