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

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

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1998. Mistletoes of Africa 179
  3. ^ Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. 1999. Loranthaceae, Flora of Tropical East Africa.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agelanthus_atrocoronatus
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