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Helixanthera schizocalyx

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55: 33: 243:, which reaches a height of 50 cm, is hairless and parasitic. Its leaves are in opposite pairs and are thin and elliptic in shape. Mature flowers have not been observed, and senior research botanist at Kew, Bill Baker, said that berries have not yet been observed either. Five specimens have been collected as of December 2010. 261:
was discovered in 2008 by East African butterfly specialist Colin Congdon in dense foliage on Mount Mabu in northern Mozambique. (Lepidopterists look for loranth species which support specialized butterfly species.) Congdon, who was part of a conservation and biodiversity research team from Kew,
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In December 2010, scientists at Kew confirmed that it was a new species and that it is globally threatened and vulnerable to extinction because of its limited distribution.
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is apparently notable within the loranths in that most species seem to have flowers pollinated by insects, as opposed to birds.
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in 2008. In December 2010, it was announced that it was a new discovery and determined to be vulnerable to extinction.
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is a relative of the European and North American varieties of mistletoe. It is closely related to
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that grow where wet montane forests give way to bare granite peaks at the summit of Mount Mabu.
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has been found attached to the branches of stunted trees such as the
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is listed at the top of Kew's "botanical discoveries of 2010" list.
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noticed that the plant was unlike any he knew from the mountains in
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Index


type specimen
Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Santalales
Loranthaceae
Helixanthera
Binomial name
loranth
mistletoe
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Mount Mabu
Mozambique
Southern Highlands of Tanzania
coffee family
Malawi
Tanzania



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