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Agelanthus
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Agelanthus is a genus of Afrotropical plants in the family Loranthaceae. They grow in trees, including Acacia and Combretum species,[1] as hemiparasitic shrubs of varying sizes.[2] The host plant is penetrated by a single haustorium,[2] and the stems typically have swollen, flower-producing nodes. The flowers are often closely clustered (fascicled) with the five petals (pentamerous) fused into a tube (gamopetalous).[note 1] The flower may have a swollen base and the tubes open along unilateral, V-shaped splits. The filaments remain spirally rolled inward when the flowers open, while the styles are inconspicuous, slender filaments that are somewhat thickened in the middle. Berries range from pink to orange and red, and are around 1 cm in diameter.[2]

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The genus was first described by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1895.[3]

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It is the largest genus of the Afrotropical Loranthaceae[2] containing some 61 species,[4] including:

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Open flower with spirally rolled filaments
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Habit of A. natalitius
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    Flowers of the closely related genus Phragmanthera are similar in many respects.

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