Viscum pauciflorum L.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Santalales > Santalaceae > Viscum

Characteristics

Leafy, monoecious shrubs of small to moderate size, perhaps 0.5-0.75 m high; often dark grey and lightly glaucous; younger branches usually 6-ribbed; older branches rounded; basal internodes of younger branches highly variable, (10-)15-25(-35) x 1-2(-3) mm, only slightly (if at all) dilated at the nodes. Leaves mostly elliptic-oblong to obovate, 15-25 x 8-12 mm, apex obtuse-rounded, often minutely apiculate, base usually obtuse, often 3-nerved basally, relatively thick and coriaceous; petiole subsessile to 1 mm long. Dichasia with central flower typically staminate, lateral pistillate, but sometimes all 3 flowers pistillate, 1-2 per axil, shortly (c. 1 mm) pedunculate. Berries mostly ovoid, 4-5 mm long, smooth, orange, forming a pedicel at maturity c. 3 mm long (the peduncle also sometimes expanding to 2-3 mm); style minute, persistent. Flowering in June and November, but probably erratic in this regard.
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Monoecious stem parasite to 75 cm. Leaves large, elliptic, leathery, often 3-veined from base. Inflorescences bisexual. Berries pedicellate, smooth, orange.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support parasite
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Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.75
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Viscum pauciflorum world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:552493-1
WFO ID wfo-0001074288
COL ID 5BKJB
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Synonyms

Viscum eucleae Viscum pauciflorum Viscum pauciflorum var. eucleae