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Tapinanthus bangwensis is a woody, pendulous mistletoe-like parasite that grows on the branches of host trees in West African forests. It cannot be grown on its own; it needs a suitable living host tree.
Tapinanthus bangwensis is a species of hemiparasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae. It is native to the tropics of western sub-Saharan Africa.
It is native to the forest region from Senegal to Liberia and Sierra Leone.
In Ghana the leaves are used to treat guinea worm infection, while in Nigeria, the leaves are used to treat various disorders including cancer and liver ailments. In Senegal the plant is used with Gardenia tricantha (Rubiaceae) for the treatment of leprosy.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tapinanthus bangwensis 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.
