Arceuthobium oxycedri
| Juniper dwarf mistletoe | |
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| Arceuthobium oxycedri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Santalales |
| Family: | Santalaceae |
| Genus: | Arceuthobium |
| Species: | A. oxycedri |
| Binomial name | |
| Arceuthobium oxycedri (DC.) M.Bieb. | |
Arceuthobium oxycedri, juniper dwarf mistletoe, is a hemiparasite of the Santalaceae family. It parasitizes members of the Juniperus genus, especially Juniperus oxycedrus and Juniperus communis.[2]
Description
The juniper mistletoe is small in size averaging between 2 and 15 cm. This dioecious plant has a very small stem and the leaves consist of small sheets with sessile flowers. It is distributed throughout much of Europe, Asia and parts of northern Africa.[3]
Taxonomy
Arceuthobium oxycedri was described by Friedrich August von Marschall Bieberstein and published in Flora Tauric-Caucasica 3: 629, in 1819.[4]
Synonyms
- Arceuthobium juniperi Bubani
- Razoumofskya oxycedri ( DC. ) FWSchultz ex Nyman
- Caucasica Razoumowskia sloth. former M.Bieb.
- Razoumowskia oxycedri (DC.) FWSchultz
- Viscum caucasicum Steud.
- Viscum oxycedri DC.[5]
References
- ↑ "'Arceuthobium oxycedri'". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2007. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Arceuthobium oxycedri (DC.) M. Bieb.". Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental (in Spanish). Àrea de botànica, departament de biologia, universitat de les illes balears. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ Ciesla, W. M.; Geils, B.W.; Adams, R.P. (September 2001). Hosts and Geographic Distribution of Arceuthobium oxycedri. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
- ↑ "Arceuthobium oxycedri (DC.) M. Bieb.". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ↑ "Arceuthobium oxycedri (DC.) M.Bieb.". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
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