| Viscum rotundifolium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Santalaceae |
| Genus: | Viscum |
| Species: | V. rotundifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Viscum rotundifolium L.f. | |
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Viscum rotundifolium, the red-berry mistletoe, is a variable, wide-ranging and monoecious mistletoe of southern Africa. It is a hardy, evergreen hemiparasite with a catholic variety of host plants, including other mistletoes. It may be found from near sea level to 1,950 m. Its fleshy, leathery leaves are dark or pale green and variable in shape, though usually broadly ovate to elliptic. While its creamy-green flowers are small and inconspicuous, the fruit are a brilliant, shiny orange-red colour when ripe. It is similar to V. schaeferi Engl. & K.Krause and V. pauciflorum L.f. with which it may be confused.
References
- ^ "Viscum rotundifolium L.f." African Plant Database. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ Trees and Shrubs of the Witwatersrand. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press. 1974. pp. 294–295. ISBN 0-85494-236-X.
- R.M. Polhill, D. Wiens. "Viscum rotundifolium L.f." Flora Zambesiaca: volume:9 part:3 (2006) Viscaceae. Kew. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- "Viscum rotundifolium L.f." Namibian Plants. kyffhauser.co.za. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
External links
- Viscum diversity in southern Africa, iziko museums
Media related to Viscum rotundifolium at Wikimedia Commons
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Viscum rotundifolium | |