| Globimetula braunii (Engl.) Danser |
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| Family : LORANTHACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Globimetula |
| Basionym : Loranthus braunii Engl. |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Loranthus braunii Engl. |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Loranthus braunii var. descampsii (Engl. ex T. Durand & De Wild.) Sprague |
| =Loranthus descampsii Engl. ex T. Durand & De Wild. |
| =Loranthus braunii var. laurentii (Engl. ex T. Durand & De Wild.) Sprague |
| =Loranthus braunii var. talbotii S. Moore |
| =Loranthus braunii var. unguiformis (Engl.) Sprague |
| =Loranthus unguiformis Engl. |
| =Loranthus zenkeri Engl. |
| =Loranthus braunii var. zenkeri (Engl.) Sprague |
| =Loranthus elongatus De Wild. (1905) |
| =Loranthus laurentii Engl. ex T. Durand & De Wild. |
| =Loranthus nigrescens De Wild. & T. Durand (1902) |
| =Loranthus scarlatinus Engl. & K. Krause |
| =Loranthus togoensis Engl. & K. Krause |
| =Globimetula unguiformis (Engl.) Tiegh. |
| =Globimetula zenkeri (Engl.) Tiegh. |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Bushy or lianiform plant to 4 m long; twigs glabrous, terete or elliptic in section; leaves (sub-)opposite or sometimes ternate (in Zaire), fleshy, reddish when young; corolla red or pink, with very short calyx (cf. under G. anguliflora). |
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| Ecology : |
Evergreen and riverine forest,often at edges or clearings nearby;upland rain-forest with Albizia, Macaranga[...], in disturbed place on edge;in plantation of (and on) Coffea,Hevea,[…]on a large variety of hosts and prone to invade plantations. |
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1050-1900 m alt. The most widespread species in the genus, more variable than and often confused with other species (cf. G. anguliflora, G. kivuensis). Local races occur, with some specialization of host range. |
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E. Africa. |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Darbyshire, I. Kordofami, M. & al. (2015). The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
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| Record n°25676 modified 2007-04-03 |
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