Agelanthus pungu

The blue-leaved mistletoe (Agelanthus pungu) is a species of perennial, parasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to the southeastern Afrotropics.

Blue-leaved mistletoe
Flowers and foliage, northern Zimbabwe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Santalales
Family: Loranthaceae
Genus: Agelanthus
Species:
A. pungu
Binomial name
Agelanthus pungu
(De Wild.) Polhill & Wiens

Description

Its size is variable, as is the shape of its leaves. The glabrous and opposite leaves are grey-green to blue-green in colour.[1] A fuller description is given at Govaerts et al. (2018)[2]

Range

A. pungu has been recorded in Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, northeastern Namibia and northern South Africa. It is found from 150 to 2,100 meters in altitude.[1]

Habitat

It grows on a range of host plants in miombo woodland, Acacia-Commiphora bushland, wooded grassland, forest edges and in riparian growth.[1]

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References
  1. "Agelanthus pungu (De Wild.) Polhill & Wiens". African Plant Database. Jardin botaniques & SANBI. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. "Agelanthus pungu". in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed 4 April 2018.


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