Parasitic

The following is a list of native or naturalised species which, at least some of the time, possess this spot-character.

This includes plants which are wholly or partially parasitic.

FamilySpeciesComment
Convolvulaceae Cuscuta campestris
Convolvulaceae Cuscuta hyalina
Hydnoraceae Hydnora abyssinica
Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis
Loranthaceae Agelanthus lugardii
Loranthaceae Agelanthus natalitius subsp. zeyheri
Loranthaceae Erianthemum dregei
Loranthaceae Erianthemum ngamicum
Loranthaceae Erianthemum virescens
Loranthaceae Oliverella rubroviridis
Loranthaceae Plicosepalus kalachariensis
Loranthaceae Tapinanthus dependens
Loranthaceae Tapinanthus oleifolius
Olacaceae Ximenia americana var. microphylla
Olacaceae Ximenia caffra var. caffra
Olacaceae Ximenia caffra var. natalensis
Orobanchaceae Alectra bainesii
Orobanchaceae Alectra orobanchoides
Orobanchaceae Alectra picta
Orobanchaceae Alectra sessiliflora var. senegalensis
Orobanchaceae Alectra sessiliflora var. sessiliflora
Orobanchaceae Alectra vogelii
Orobanchaceae Buchnera henriquesii All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Buchnera hispida All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Buchnera longispicata All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Buchnera randii All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Cycnium adonense subsp. adonense
Orobanchaceae Cycnium filicalyx
Orobanchaceae Cycnium tubulosum
Orobanchaceae Rhamphicarpa brevipedicellata
Orobanchaceae Rhamphicarpa fistulosa
Orobanchaceae Sopubia mannii var. tenuifolia
Orobanchaceae Sopubia simplex
Orobanchaceae Striga asiatica
Orobanchaceae Striga bilabiata
Orobanchaceae Striga elegans
Orobanchaceae Striga forbesii
Orobanchaceae Striga gesnerioides
Santalaceae Osyris lanceolata Is this species really hemiparasitic?
Santalaceae Thesium dissitum
Santalaceae Thesium goetzeanum
Santalaceae Thesium megalocarpum
Santalaceae Thesium myriocladum
Santalaceae Viscum combreticola
Santalaceae Viscum rotundifolium
Santalaceae Viscum tuberculatum
Santalaceae Viscum verrucosum
Number of species: 47


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: List of species with each spot-character: Parasitic.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=3, retrieved 28 March 2024

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