Tapinanthus

thumb|right|Haustorium and fruit of [[Tapinanthus oleifolius]] thumb|right|Ornithophily in T. rubromarginatus Tapinanthus is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, native to Africa. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek tapeinos meaning "low" or "humble" and anthos meaning flower.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSantalales
FamilyLoranthaceae

Native toAngola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo

General: in Tapinanthus that develop vents when the buds mature.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 91
With media: 79
Family: Loranthaceae
Collections: A, DEK, MO
Recorded in: Liberia, South Africa, Tanzania, Guinea, Central African Republic, Kenya, Cameroon, Zambia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Loranthaceae
Image: Tapinanthus globiferus Bild0958.jpg

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taxon name: Tapinanthus
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11875
Commons category: Tapinanthus
topic's main category: Category:Tapinanthus

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==Species== It may contain some 40 species, with 30 being accepted: Tapinanthus apodanthus (Sprague) Danser Tapinanthus bangwensis (Engl. & K.Krause) Danser Tapinanthus belvisii (DC.) Danser Tapinanthus buchneri (Engl.) Danser Tapinanthus buntingii (Sprague) Danser Tapinanthus buvumae (Rendle) Danser Tapinanthus constrictiflorus (Engl.) Danser Tapinanthus cordifolius Polhill & Wiens Tapinanthus coronatus (Tiegh.) Danser Tapinanthus dependens (Engl.) Danser Tapinanthus erectotruncatus Balle ex Polhill & Wiens Tapinanthus erianthus (Sprague) Danser Tapinanthus farmari (Sprague) Danser Tapinanthus forbesii (Sprague) Wiens Tapinanthus glaucophyllus (Engl.) Danser Tapinanthus globiferus (A.Rich.) Tiegh. Tapinanthus letouzeyi (Balle) Polhill & Wiens Tapinanthus longiflorus Polhill & Wiens Tapinanthus malacophyllus (Engl. & K.Krause) Danser Tapinanthus mechowii (Engl.) Tiegh. Tapinanthus mollissimus (Engl.) Danser Tapinanthus ogowensis (Engl.) Danser Tapinanthus oleifolius (J.C.Wendl.) Danser Tapinanthus ophiodes (Sprague) Danser Tapinanthus pentagonia (DC.) Tiegh. Tapinanthus praetexta Polhill & Wiens Tapinanthus preussii (Engl.) Tiegh. Tapinanthus quequensis (Weim.) Polhill & Wiens Tapinanthus rubromarginatus (Engl.) Danser Tapinanthus sessilifolius (P.Beauv.) Blume

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