Santalaceae
Viscum

Viscum verrucosum Harv.

First published in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 2: 581 (1862)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa: 1-370. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bot. Not. 1936: 22 (1936).
  • Burtt Davy, Fl. Pl. Ferns Transvaal, part 2: 467 (1932).
  • F.C. 2: 581 (1862).
  • F.C. 5, 2: 134 (1915).
  • F.T.A. 6, 1: 408 (1911) pro parte quoad specim. ex Zimbabwe tantum
  • Fl. Sthn. Africa 10, 1: 46, fig. 17/4 (1979).
  • Gibson, Wild Fl. Natal: t. 30/8 (1975).
  • Hutchinson, Botanist Sthn. Africa: 471 (1946).
  • Polhill & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 299 (1998). TAB. 43, fig. E.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [11085] Tanzania K:SPC-23006.000 No
Sanderson, J. [s.n.] South Africa K000431419 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sutherland [s.n.] South Africa K000431420 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gerrard, W.T. [1653] South Africa K000431421 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8553A] Tanzania K:SPC-22971.000 No
Nelson, W. [556] South Africa K000431422 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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