Agelanthus pungu

Loranthus pungu De Wild.

& K.Krause) Danser The blue-leaved mistletoe (Agelanthus pungu) is a species of perennial, parasitic plant in the family Loranthaceae, which is native to the southeastern Afrotropics.

The glabrous and opposite leaves are grey-green to blue-green in colour.

[1] A fuller description is given at Govaerts et al. (2018)[2] A. pungu has been recorded in Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, northeastern Namibia and northern South Africa.

[1] It grows on a range of host plants in miombo woodland, Acacia-Commiphora bushland, wooded grassland, forest edges and in riparian growth.