Arceuthobium chinense Lecomte

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Arceuthobium

Characteristics

Plants yellowish green or green, 2-8(-12) cm tall. Branches opposite, rarely 3-4(-6)-verticillate; internodes 3-7(-10) mm, base of dominant shoots 1-2 mm in diam. Scale leaves ca. 0.5 mm. Flowers axillary or terminal. Male flower yellow, subglobose in bud, ca. 1 mm, ca. 2 mm in diam. at flowering, with cupular bract; perianth lobes 4, subtriangular, ca. 1.5 mm in diam. Anthers circular, ca. 0.5 mm. Female flower greenish, subglobose in bud, ca. 1 mm; perianth tube ca. 0.8 mm. Style red. Fruiting pedicel 1-1.5 mm. Berry ovoid, 4-6 × 3-4 mm, basal portion glaucous or yellowish green. Fl. Jul-Nov, fr. Oct-Nov next year.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.08
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OctNovDec
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Arceuthobium chinense world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:547913-1
WFO ID wfo-0000543253
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Synonyms

Arceuthobium chinense