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Actinanthella
Sign in to saveActinanthella is a small genus of hemiparasitic shrubs in the Loranthaceae family. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically in Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Actinanthella is referenced by 3 other articles, and connects out to parasitic plant, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
It sits within the topics Loranthaceae and Loranthaceae genera.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSantalales
- FamilyLoranthaceae
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- Instance of
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- Parent taxon
- Loranthaceae
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- Actinanthella wyliei03.jpg
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Actinanthella is a small genus of hemiparasitic shrubs in the Loranthaceae family. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically in Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
==Taxonomy== There are two species in the genus: Actinanthella menyharthii (Engl. & Schinz) Balle Actinanthella wyliei (Sprague) Wiens
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