A New Species Of Englerina (Loranthaceae) From Kenya

Abstract

Englerina collinsii sp. nov., a striking dark red flowered hemiparasite is described from two rocky inselbergs and the intervening plains in central/south Kenya, in and around the northern end of the Tsavo East National Park. Its conservation status is provisionally assessed as Near Threatened.

Keywords: East Africa, Loranthaceae, Endemic, Acacia-Commiphora.

Journal of East African Natural History Vol. 97 (1) 2008: pp. 103-107