Loranthus undulatusNot on sheet. [family LORANTHACEAE ] Verified by Gebauer, Plicosepalus sagittifolius(Engl.) Danser [family LORANTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
Plicosepalus foliosus
Plicosepalus sagittifolius
Loranthus undulatus
Plicosepalus amplexicaulis
Flora
Entry for PLICOSEPALUS sagittifolius (Engl.) Danser [family LORANTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by R.M. Polhill & D. Wiens [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Loranthus sagittifolius(Engl.) Sprague [family LORANTHACEAE], (1910). [type as above]
Information
Leaves heteromorphic, those on long shoots always sessile (except sometimes 1–2 basal pairs) and generally more markedly sagittate or cordate at base, those on short shoots with a petiole up to 1(–3 inland) mm long; blade diversely lanceolate to obovate or circular, rounded to cordate or sagittate at base, 0.8–4.5(–6) × 0.5–3 cm, 3–7‑nerved, with venation conspicuous to obscure. Umbels normally terminal on leafy short shoots, atypically 1–several at leafy or leafless nodes, 3–7(–12)-flowered; peduncle 5–10(–17) mm long; pedicels 6–10 mm long. Petals separate, 3–3.5 cm long, normally ageing from yellow-green through yellow and orange to red; basal part slightly S-shaped, 6–8 mm long, with 4–7 paired folds inside; distal part recurving, twisted, linear-spathulate above. Stamens orange, pink or red; anthers 7–9 mm. Berry red, ellipsoid, 9–10 × 7 mm, smooth.
Range
S1–3 coastal regions of Kenya, Tanzania and N Mozambique inland to the Rift Valley region from southern Ethiopia to southern Tanzania.
Altitude range
Coastal
Distribution
SOMALIA Oguma in Bally 9515; Paoli 788; Pignatti s.n. (FT).
