Viscum oreophilum Wiens

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Viscum

Characteristics

Leafy, dioecious shrubs of moderate size, mostly 0.5-1 m high, mostly dark green; younger branches flattened, 6-ribbed, those below leaves sometimes more prominent; older branches rounded; basal inter-nodes of younger branches (15-)25-35 x 3-4 mm; nodes often dilated. Leaves broadly oblanceolate-obovate, (25-)30-40 x 12-20 mm, apically rounded-obtuse, cuneate into base, conspicuously 3-nerved from base; petiole rather indistinct where merging into blade, c. 3-4 mm long. Staminate flowers in sessile dichasia, mostly 1(2) per axil but up to 8 dichasia on terminal nodes. Pistillate flowers solitary in bracteal cups, these borne singly in axils of younger stems. Berries ellipsoid to globose, 5-6 mm long, developing a relatively long (4 mm) pedicel at maturity, smooth, bright orange; style persistent.
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Leafy, dioecious shrub, up to 1 m high, parasitic on Pterocelastrus. Persistent style on mature fruit 0.5 mm long. Berries orange at maturity, 4-5 mm long, usually 2 per node. Pedicels 3-4 mm long. Flowers green.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Viscum oreophilum world distribution map, present in eSwatini and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:552482-1
WFO ID wfo-0001074287
COL ID 5BKHY
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Synonyms

Viscum oreophilum