Plicosepalus acaciae
Species of plant in the genus Plicosepalus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plicosepalus acaciae (syn. Loranthus acaciae), the acacia strap flower, is a species of hemiparasitic flowering plant in the family Loranthaceae.[2] It is native to northeastern Africa, the Levant, and the Arabian Peninsula.[1] As its common and scientific names suggest, it parasitizes acacias; Vachellia tortilis subsp. raddiana (formerly Acacia raddiana) and V. t. subsp. tortilis (formerly A. tortilis). It seeds are dispersed by the white-spectacled bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos).[3]
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Plicosepalus acaciae | |
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On umbrella thorn acacia in the Jordan Rift Valley | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Loranthaceae |
Genus: | Plicosepalus |
Species: | P. acaciae |
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Plicosepalus acaciae | |
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