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
Apodanthaceae Pilostyles aethiopica
Balanophoraceae Sarcophyte piriei
Convolvulaceae Cuscuta campestris
Convolvulaceae Cuscuta hyalina
Convolvulaceae Cuscuta kilimanjari var. kilimanjari
Convolvulaceae Cuscuta planiflora var. planiflora
Convolvulaceae Cuscuta suaveolens
Hydnoraceae Hydnora abyssinica
Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis
Lauraceae Cassytha pondoensis var. pondoensis
Loranthaceae Actinanthella menyharthii
Loranthaceae Agelanthus flammeus
Loranthaceae Agelanthus fuellebornii
Loranthaceae Agelanthus lancifolius
Loranthaceae Agelanthus lugardii
Loranthaceae Agelanthus molleri
Loranthaceae Agelanthus natalitius subsp. zeyheri
Loranthaceae Agelanthus nyasicus
Loranthaceae Agelanthus pungu
Loranthaceae Agelanthus sambesiacus
Loranthaceae Agelanthus subulatus
Loranthaceae Agelanthus transvaalensis
Loranthaceae Agelanthus zizyphifolius subsp. vittatus
Loranthaceae Englerina cordata
Loranthaceae Englerina oedostemon
Loranthaceae Englerina swynnertonii
Loranthaceae Erianthemum dregei
Loranthaceae Erianthemum ngamicum
Loranthaceae Erianthemum nyikense
Loranthaceae Erianthemum virescens
Loranthaceae Globimetula mweroensis
Loranthaceae Helixanthera garciana
Loranthaceae Helixanthera woodii
Loranthaceae Oliverella rubroviridis
Loranthaceae Oncocalyx bolusii
Loranthaceae Pedistylis galpinii
Loranthaceae Phragmanthera baumii
Loranthaceae Phragmanthera eminii
Loranthaceae Plicosepalus kalachariensis
Loranthaceae Spragueanella rhamnifolia
Loranthaceae Tapinanthus dependens
Loranthaceae Tapinanthus erianthus
Loranthaceae Tapinanthus forbesii
Loranthaceae Tapinanthus oleifolius
Loranthaceae Tapinanthus quequensis
Loranthaceae Vanwykia remota
Olacaceae Ximenia americana var. microphylla
Olacaceae Ximenia caffra var. natalensis
Olacaceae Ximenia caffra var. caffra
Orobanchaceae Alectra asperrima
Orobanchaceae Alectra bainesii
Orobanchaceae Alectra orobanchoides
Orobanchaceae Alectra parasitica
Orobanchaceae Alectra picta
Orobanchaceae Alectra rigida
Orobanchaceae Alectra sessiliflora var. sessiliflora
Orobanchaceae Alectra sessiliflora var. senegalensis
Orobanchaceae Alectra sessiliflora var. monticola
Orobanchaceae Alectra vogelii
Orobanchaceae Buchnera androsacea All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Buchnera bangweolensis All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Buchnera buchneroides All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Buchnera candida All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Buchnera chimanimaniensis All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Buchnera cryptocephala var. cryptocephala All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Buchnera eylesii All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Buchnera granitica All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
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 lastii subsp. lastii All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Buchnera leptostachya 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 multicaulis All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Buchnera pusilliflora 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 Buchnera speciosa All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Buchnera strictissima All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Buchnera subglabra All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Buchnera wildii All species of Buchnera entered as hemiparasitic but exact position not clear
Orobanchaceae Buttonia natalensis Said to be hemiparasitic in Leistner (2000); no mention of this in FZ
Orobanchaceae Cycnium adonense subsp. adonense
Orobanchaceae Cycnium filicalyx
Orobanchaceae Cycnium tubulosum
Orobanchaceae Harveya randii
Orobanchaceae Melasma calycinum
Orobanchaceae Melasma scabrum
Orobanchaceae Orobanche minor
Orobanchaceae Rhamphicarpa brevipedicellata
Orobanchaceae Rhamphicarpa fistulosa
Orobanchaceae Sopubia angolensis
Orobanchaceae Sopubia eminii
Orobanchaceae Sopubia karaguensis var. karaguensis
Orobanchaceae Sopubia karaguensis var. macrocalyx
Orobanchaceae Sopubia mannii var. mannii
Orobanchaceae Sopubia mannii
Orobanchaceae Sopubia mannii var. tenuifolia
Orobanchaceae Sopubia parviflora
Orobanchaceae Sopubia ramosa
Orobanchaceae Sopubia simplex
Orobanchaceae Striga angustifolia
Orobanchaceae Striga asiatica
Orobanchaceae Striga bilabiata
Orobanchaceae Striga elegans
Orobanchaceae Striga forbesii
Orobanchaceae Striga gesnerioides
Orobanchaceae Striga macrantha
Santalaceae Osyridicarpos schimperianus Is this species really hemiparasitic?
Santalaceae Osyris lanceolata Is this species really hemiparasitic?
Santalaceae Thesium asterias
Santalaceae Thesium atrum
Santalaceae Thesium brevibarbatum
Santalaceae Thesium breyeri
Santalaceae Thesium bundiense
Santalaceae Thesium chimanimaniense
Santalaceae Thesium cymosum
Santalaceae Thesium dissitum
Santalaceae Thesium dolichomeres
Santalaceae Thesium fastigiatum
Santalaceae Thesium goetzeanum
Santalaceae Thesium gracile
Santalaceae Thesium helodes
Santalaceae Thesium magnifructum
Santalaceae Thesium megalocarpum
Santalaceae Thesium multiramulosum
Santalaceae Thesium myriocladum
Santalaceae Thesium nigricans
Santalaceae Thesium pygmaeum
Santalaceae Thesium subaphyllum
Santalaceae Thesium thamnus
Santalaceae Thesium unyikense
Santalaceae Thesium ussanguense
Santalaceae Thesium whyteanum
Santalaceae Viscum combreticola
Santalaceae Viscum congdonii
Santalaceae Viscum goetzei
Santalaceae Viscum menyharthii
Santalaceae Viscum rotundifolium
Santalaceae Viscum shirense
Santalaceae Viscum triflorum
Santalaceae Viscum tuberculatum
Santalaceae Viscum verrucosum
Number of species: 141


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: List of native or naturalised species with each spot-character: Parasitic.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species-spot-display.php?species_id=3, retrieved 29 March 2024

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