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Agelanthus uhehensis

Agelanthus uhehensis is a hemiparasitic mistletoe from southern Tanzania that grows on the branches of host trees, mainly Bridelia and Ficus, rather than in soil. It cannot be grown as a standalone potted plant and needs a living host.

Family
Loranthaceae (Loranth family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Supplied by its host tree; it does not need separate watering.
Soil
Not grown in soil; it roots into the bark of a host tree.
Temperature
Seasonally dry tropical conditions; frost-sensitive.
How easy
Hard
Native range
S. Tanzania
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Agelanthus uhehensis is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to Tanzania.

Where it grows

A. uhehensis commonly parasitises Bridelia on forest edges. It also parasitises Ficus.

Other Agelanthus plants

Agelanthus atrocoronatus · Agelanthus igneus · Agelanthus kayseri · Agelanthus keilii · Agelanthus longipes · Agelanthus microphyllus · Agelanthus myrsinifolius · Natal Mistletoe · Agelanthus nyasicus · Agelanthus pennatulus · Agelanthus pungu · Agelanthus rondensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Agelanthus uhehensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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