Santalaceae
Viscum

Viscum triflorum DC.

First published in Prodr. 4: 279 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is São Tomé, Central African Republic to N. Somalia and S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula, W. Indian Ocean. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Aldabra, Angola, Cape Provinces, Central African Repu, Comoros, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Somalia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bosser, J., Cadet, T., Guého, J. & Marais, W. (1982). Flore des Mascareignes 153-160: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press.
  • Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa: 1-370. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Polhill, R.M. (1999). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Viscaceae: 1-24.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 38: 73, t. 3/3–17, 15, 16 (1964)
  • F.T.E.A., Viscaceae: 7, fig. 3/1–6 (1999). TAB. 43, fig. A.
  • Fl. Masc., fam. 158, Loranthacées: 3, t. 1/2– 7 (1982).
  • Fl. Mascar., fam 60, Loranthacées: 71 (1964).
  • Polhill & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 282, fig. 31 (1998)
  • Prodr. 4: 279 (1830).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bosser, J., Cadet, T., Guého, J. & Marais, W. (1982). Flore des Mascareignes 153-160: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Castle, G.E. (1994). Flore des Seychelles Dicotylédones: 1-663. Orstom Editions.
  • Collenette, S. (1999). Wildflowers of Saudi Arabia: 1-799. National commission for wildlife conservation and development (NCWCD), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E., Paiva, J., Stévart, T., Oliveira, F. & Smith, G.F. (2011). Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82.
  • 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.
  • Polhill, R.M. (1999). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Viscaceae: 1-24.
  • Pope, G.V., Polhill, R.M. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2006). Flora Zambesiaca 9(3): 1-277. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) in Thulin, M. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Somalia 2: 1-303. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1978). Flora du Rwanda 1: 1-413. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

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

  • Balle & Troupin in Fl. Rwanda 1: 182, fig. 38/6 (1978).
  • Balle in Adansonia, n.s., 4: 139 (1964)
  • Balle in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 38: 73, t. 3/3–17, 15, 16 (1964)
  • Balle in Fl. Madag. 60: 71 (1964).
  • DC., Prodr. 4: 279 (1830).
  • Philcox in Fl. Masc. 158: 3, t. 1/2–7 (1982).
  • Polh. & Wiens in Mistletoes Afr.: 282, fig. 31 (1998).
  • Polh. & Wiens in Upland Kenya Wild Flowers, ed. 2: 158 (1994)
  • Troupin, Fl. Pl. Lign. Rwanda: 381, fig. 132.6 (1982).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1989 Schimper [211] Ethiopia K000431338 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Mann [s.n.] Sao Tome and Principe K000431324 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Mildbraed [3006] K000431323 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Beccari, O. [62] Ethiopia K000431337 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1989 K000431339 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8855] Zambia K001553645 Yes
Forstreuter, W. [FW 9105a] Kenya K:SPC-64420.000 No
Luke, W.R.Q.; P.A. [10302] Kenya K001604536 Yes
Merrett, L. [1995] Zambia K001560976 Yes
Pailler, T. [s.n.] Reunion K000696826 No
Forstreuter, W. [FW 9106] Kenya K:SPC-70716.000 No
Renvoize, S.A. [946] Seychelles K:SPC-07374.000 No
Harris, T. [665] Mozambique K000614244 No
Renvoize, S.A. [1143] Seychelles K:SPC-07377.000 No
Polhill, R.M. [5242] South Africa Viscum nervosum K:SPC-52395.000 No

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

  • 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

    • 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