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Tapinanthus oleifolius
Common names: lighting matches, mistletoe (Eng.); voëlent, vuurhoutjie (Afr.); boletswa (Northern Sotho); nzunzu ( Venda )
Family: Loranthaceae
... and red with a short, persistent red, hairless calyx. Tapinanthus oleifolius is widespread in the drier parts of ... valuable in the ecosystem as a provider of nectar. Tapinanthus Tapinanthus oleifolius is known to grow well on branches of ...
26 / 09 / 2005 | Cathbert Makgakga | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Tapinanthus rubromarginatus
Common names: red mistletoe, bird lime, lighted candles; voelent, vuurhoutijies (A)
Family: Loranthaceae
... its specialized roots into the bark of the host tree. Tapinanthus Most mistletoes can be encouraged to grow in your ... in fact they will often outlive the mistletoes. The name Tapinanthus is derived from the Greek tapeinos meaning ... always found on the same species in any given area. Tapinanthus rubromarginatus [Engl.] Danser Tapinanthus ...
24 / 09 / 2001 | Andrew Hankey | Walter Sisulu NBG
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