Viscum cylindricum Polhill & Wiens

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Viscum

Characteristics

Leafless dioecious often large pendulous shrubs with stems 1–2 m. long; internodes of distal branches strongly flattened, 20–35 mm. long, 2–4 mm. wide.. Bracteal cups sessile in both sexes.. Staminate and pistillate flowers sessile and borne singly.. Style indistinct; stigma capitate at the summit of the ovary that is gradually elevated from the margin of the tepalar scars.. Berries sessile, cylindrical until near maturity, then only slightly swollen as it ripens, 7 mm. high, 3.5 mm. in diameter; tepalar ring-scar 2 mm. in diameter.. Fig. 5/3–5.
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Style indistinct; stigma capitate at the summit of the ovary that is gradually elevated from the margin of the scars left by the perianth.
Leafless, dioecious, often large, pendulous shrubs 1–2 m long; internodes of distal branches strongly flattened, 20–35 × 2–4 mm.
Staminate and pistillate flowers sessile and borne singly.
Berries (when near maturity) sessile, 7 × 3.5 mm, oblong.
Ring scar left by perianth 2 mm in diameter.
Bracteal cups sessile in both sexes.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.01
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Viscum cylindricum world distribution map, present in Mozambique, Malawi, and Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:997535-1
WFO ID wfo-0000425064
COL ID 5BKD2
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Synonyms

Viscum cylindricum