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Arceuthobium oxycedri
Species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arceuthobium oxycedri, juniper dwarf mistletoe, is a hemiparasite of the family Santalaceae. It parasitizes members of the genus Juniperus, especially Juniperus oxycedrus and Juniperus communis.[2]
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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
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