Santalaceae

Viscum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1023 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Aldabra, Algeria, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Borneo, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Free State, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kriti, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Northwest European R, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Queensland, Romania, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sicilia, Society Is., Somalia, South European Russi, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tuamotu, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Ukraine, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

British Columbia, California

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 393.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 448 (1754).
  • Sp. Pl. 2: 1023 (1753)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by R.M. Polhill & D. Wiens [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 448 (1754)
  • Polh. & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 279 (1998)
  • Sp. Pl.: 1023 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2010 Yii; Talib [58437] Malaysia K000612180 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 495] Bangladesh K001111139 Unknown Type Material Yes
Garside, S. [4000B] South Africa K:SPC-26956.000 No
Ekema, S.N. [521] Cameroon K001383736 Yes
Polhill, R.M.; Polhill, D.M. [5251] Malawi K:SPC-52385.000 No
Polhill, R.M.&D [5251] Malawi K:SPC-52389.000 No
Harris, D.J. [2547] Cameroon K:SPC-63120.000 No
Tanzania K:SPC-47656.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2575] Tanzania K:SPC-23484.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 491] K001111128 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 491] India K001111133 Unknown Type Material Yes
Festo, L.; Luke, Q. [2564] Kenya K001604534 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 494] Burma K001111136 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 491] K001111138 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aedo, C. ; Aizpuru, S. ; Castroviejo, S. ; Feyvush, G. ; Garcia, M.A. ; Gonzalo, R. ; Guemes, J. ; Herrero, A. ; Medina, L. ; Navaron, C. ; Pedrol, J. ; Prunell, A. ; Quintanar, A. ; Rico, E. ; Rodriguez Gracia, V. ; Tamanyan, K. [1502] Armenia K001553051 Yes
Wild, H. [SRGH.34643] Zimbabwe K:SPC-35226.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 488] Nepal K001111124 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6875] K001126020 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 495] Indian Subcontinent K001132527 Unknown Type Material Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [130] Tanzania K:SPC-52376.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 497] K001111147 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9116] Tanzania K:SPC-23004.000 No
Meadows, G.J.M.; Svahnstrom, V.J. Junnonen A.L.; Serpell E.B; Randrianasalo V; Márquez-Corro, [GJM002] Madagascar K001600349 No
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 498] Burma K001111149 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 489] Malaysia K001111125 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [2791] Tanzania K:SPC-23486.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 491] K001111131 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 491] K001111137 Unknown Type Material Yes
Polhill, R.M.; Polhill, D.M.; Congdon, C. [5259] Tanzania K:SPC-52390.000 No
DuPuy, B.; et al. [MB 373] Madagascar K:SPC-63484.000 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 492] Bangladesh K001111134 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 497] K001111146 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 498] Burma K001111148 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 497] K001111145 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 491] K001111129 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 491] K001111130 Unknown Type Material Yes
DuPuy, B.; et al. [MB 598] Madagascar K:SPC-63570.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 495] India K001111140 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 493] Burma K001111135 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 491] K001111132 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6876] India K001126021 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6876] K001126022 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0