Tapinanthus


file:Tapinanthus oleifolius02.jpg|thumb|right|Haustorium and fruit of Tapinanthus oleifolius
file:Amethyst sunbird, Chalcomitra amethystina, female at Kloofendal Nature Reserve, Johannesburg, South Africa.jpg|thumb|right|Ornithophily in T. rubromarginatus
Tapinanthus is a genus of mistletoe in the family Loranthaceae, native to Africa. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek tapeinos meaning "low" or "humble" and anthos meaning flower.

Species

It may contain some 40 species, with 30 being accepted:Tapinanthus apodanthus DanserTapinanthus bangwensis DanserTapinanthus belvisii DanserTapinanthus buchneri DanserTapinanthus buntingii DanserTapinanthus buvumae DanserTapinanthus constrictiflorus DanserTapinanthus cordifolius Polhill & WiensTapinanthus coronatus DanserTapinanthus dependens DanserTapinanthus erectotruncatus Balle ex Polhill & WiensTapinanthus erianthus DanserTapinanthus farmari DanserTapinanthus forbesii WiensTapinanthus glaucophyllus DanserTapinanthus globiferus Tiegh.Tapinanthus letouzeyi Polhill & WiensTapinanthus longiflorus Polhill & WiensTapinanthus malacophyllus DanserTapinanthus mechowii Tiegh.Tapinanthus mollissimus DanserTapinanthus ogowensis DanserTapinanthus oleifolius DanserTapinanthus ophiodes DanserTapinanthus pentagonia Tiegh.Tapinanthus praetexta Polhill & WiensTapinanthus preussii Tiegh.Tapinanthus quequensis Polhill & WiensTapinanthus rubromarginatus DanserTapinanthus sessilifolius Blume