Agelanthus discolor
(Schinz) Balle
LoranthaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit ?
The fruit are potentially edible, though this is uncertain.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the desert and dry areas. It has been recorded at 1,100 m above sea level.
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR, Namibia,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A tropical parasitic plant that grows attached to other plants in desert and dry areas, recorded at elevations up to 1,100 m.
Names & Synonyms
Lige, Mpoa
Loranthus bosciae Engl. & K. KrauseLoranthus discolor SchinzLoranthus juttae DinterTapinanthus discolor (Schinz) Danser
References (1)
- Balle, S., 1948, Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi: Loranthaceae Vol 1. p 361 (As Loranthus discolor) {[This may be an incorrect name for Phragmanthera polycrypta (Didr.) Balle]
