Pan India Bouquets

Viscum album L.

Family : Loranthaceae
(Mistletoe Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BANDA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Santalaceae
Synonym(s) : Stelin album (L.) Bubani; Viscum dichotomum Gilib.; Viscum polycoccon Houtt.; Viscum stellatum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Viscum album L.
Common name : Common Mistletoe, European mistletoe
Habit : Shrub
Comments / notes : It is common on walnut trees in Kashmir. Parasitic on Horse-chestnut, Willow, Apricot, Poplar and Walnut. During winter when the berries ripen the plants are sold as Christmas decorations.
Key identification features : Hemi-parasitic shrub
Flower, Fruit : March-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Bhutan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Netherlands, North Caucasus,
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Mediterranean and British Columbia, California
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 213; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 150
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Viscum album. Downloaded on 7 July 2022.

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