Santalaceae
Viscum

Viscum congolense De Wild. & T.Durand

First published in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 1: 44 (1900)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Ivory Coast to SW. Ghana, SE. Nigeria to SW. Ethiopia, W. Tanzania. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). Vasc. Pl. Dzanga-Sangha: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • 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.
  • Robyns, W. & al. (eds.) (1948-1963). Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1-10.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2023). Flore du Gabon 61: 1-114. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris; Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim; Meise Botanic Garden.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Balle in Fl. Congo Belge 1: 378.
  • in Bull. Herb. Boiss., sér. 2, 1: 44 (1900)
  • —F.T.A. 6, 1: 400

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Harris, D.J. (2002). Vasc. Pl. Dzanga-Sangha: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • 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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Balle & Hallé in Adansonia, sér. 2, 1: 257 (1962).
  • Balle & Troupin in Troupin, Fl. Rwanda 1: 181, fig. 38/5 (1978).
  • Balle in Fl. Cameroun 23: 68, t. 15/1–7 (1982).
  • Balle in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 665 (1958).
  • Balle in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 1: 378 (1948)
  • De Wild. in Bull. Herb. Boiss., sér. 2, 1: 44 (1900).
  • M.G. Gilbert in Fl. Ethiopia 3: 376, fig. 115.2 (1990).
  • Polh. & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 283, fig. 32A, 33B (1998).
  • Sprague in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 400 (1911).
  • Troupin, Fl. Pl. Lign. Rwanda: 380 (1982).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 2004 Cheek, M. [11098] Cameroon K000199848 No
Dec 1, 2004 Cheek, M. [11092] Cameroon K000338308 No
Dec 1, 2004 Darbyshire, I. [238] Cameroon K000338309 No
Apr 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [2044] Cameroon K000050272 No
Apr 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [8391] Cameroon K000050275 No
Apr 1, 2001 Gosline, G. [90] Cameroon K000050274 No
Apr 1, 2001 Cable, S. [3412] Cameroon K000050273 No
Aug 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [440] Cameroon K000011496 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tekwe, C. [242] Cameroon K000011497 No
Jan 1, 1989 Zenker, G.A. [3841] Cameroon K000431330 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Zenker, G.A. [925] Cameroon K000431331 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Staudt [352] Cameroon K000431327 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Staudt [352] Cameroon K000431328 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Staudt [425] Cameroon K000431326 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1989 Zenker, G.A. [3196] Cameroon K000431329 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Etuge, M. [263] Cameroon K000180411 No
Jan 1, 1972 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [9805] Cameroon K000180412 No
Jan 1, 1971 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8662] Cameroon K000180405 No
Jan 1, 1971 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [8663] Cameroon K000180404 No
Luke, Q.; Bytebier, B.; Butynski, T.; Ehart, C.; Perkins, A.; Kimaro, G. [6544] Tanzania K004881959 Yes
Kalbreyer, W. [103] Cameroon K000180417 No
Gillet [382] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000431335 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, D.J.; Fay, J.M. [433] Central African Republic K:SPC-53770.000 No
Watts, J.; Njie; Ndumbe, P. [1109] Cameroon K001412283 Yes
Winkler [159] Cameroon K000431332 Unknown Type Material Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [505] Tanzania K004881958 Yes
Harris, D.J. [3160] Congo, Republic of the K:SPC-63041.000 No
Winkler [216a] Cameroon K000431334 Unknown Type Material Yes
Winkler [23a] Cameroon K000431333 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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