Agelanthus dodoneifolius
Agelanthus dodoneifolius
- Native to:
- Benin | Burkina | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | DR Congo | Ethiopia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Liberia | Mali | Mauritania | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Sudan-South Sudan | Togo | Uganda
iNaturalist: © rob_palmer (iNaturalist #131554080)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Loranthaceae
- Genus:
- Agelanthus
- Species:
- Agelanthus dodoneifolius
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Parasite
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,mar,nov,dec
- Bloom Colors:
- red, orange, yellow
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, sunbirds
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 14–30 days
- Notes:
- Seeds are bird-dispersed with sticky coating; germination occurs on host tree branches where bird droppings deposit them. Requires host plant for establishment.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI