Arceuthobium sichuanense (H.S.Kiu) Hawksw. & Wiens

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Arceuthobium

Characteristics

Plants yellowish green or green, 2-6 cm tall. Branches opposite; internodes 7-8 mm, base of dominant shoots 1-1.5 mm in diam. Scale leaves ca. 1 mm. Male flowers solitary, terminal on branches, yellow, subglobose in bud, ca. 1 mm, 1.5-2 mm in diam. at flowering; pedicel ca. 0.5 mm; perianth lobes 3(or 4), ovate, ca. 1 mm. Anthers circular, ca. 0.3 mm. Female flower solitary, axillary or terminal on branchlets, ovoid in bud. Fruiting pedicel 1-1.5 mm. Berry ellipsoid, 3-4 × 1.5-2 mm, basal portion yellowish. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. next year Aug-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

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Distribution

Arceuthobium sichuanense world distribution map, present in Bhutan and China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:972367-1
WFO ID wfo-0000543301
COL ID G7JP
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Synonyms

Arceuthobium sichuanense Arceuthobium pini var. sichuanense