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

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?
Drummond, R.B. [2791], Tanzania 23486.000 No
Wild, H. [SRGH.34643], Zimbabwe 35226.000 No
Congdon, T.C.E. [130], Tanzania 52376.000 No
Polhill, R.M. [5251], Malawi 52385.000 No
Polhill, R.M.&D [5251], Malawi 52389.000 No
Polhill, R.M. [5259], Tanzania 52390.000 No
Harris, D.J. [2547], Cameroon 63120.000 No
DuPuy, B. [MB 373], Madagascar 63484.000 No
DuPuy, B. [MB 598], Madagascar 63570.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 495], Indian Subcontinent K001132527 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

    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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