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Viscum littorum
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Photo: Ton Rulkens
South side of Pemba Bay, close to Pemba Town.
Photo: Ton Rulkens
South side of Pemba Bay, close to Pemba Town.
Photo: Ton Rulkens
South side of Pemba Bay, close to Pemba Town.
Photo: Ton Rulkens
South side of Pemba Bay, close to Pemba Town.
Photo: Ton Rulkens
South side of Pemba Bay, close to Pemba Town.
Photo: Ton Rulkens
South side of Pemba Bay, close to Pemba Town.
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Small, leafless, dioecious shrub; internodes of distal branches 20–30 mm long, the ultimate branchlets flattened, but primary stems rounded. Bracteal cups of pistillate flowers sessile, with a spreading rim. Staminate plants unknown. Pistillate flowers borne subsessile and singly. Berries shortly pedicellate, ovoid-oblong, c. 4 mm indiameter, smooth. Ring scar left by perianth 1.5 mm in diameter, swollen, forming a rounded edge. |
| Notes: | Known only from the type specimen (Ibo, Quissanga, MacNae) and from two photographic records taken in Pemba Bay by Ton Rulkens in 2014. The two records are on different species of mangrove, Sonneratia alba and Ceriops tagal. |
| Derivation of specific name: | littorum: of the coast, littoral. |
| Habitat: | In mangrove swamps where Sonneratia alba and Ceriops tagal are known hosts. |
| Altitude range: | 0 - 5 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from very few records in northern Mozambique. |
| Mozambique distribution: | N |
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| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Lower Risk - near threatened |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 7 January 2020 |
| Literature: |
Darbyshire, I., Timberlake, J., Osborne, J., Rokni, S., Matimele, H., Langa. C., Datizua, C., de Sousa, C., Alves, T., Massingue, A., Hadj-Hammou, J., Dhanda, S., Shah, T., Wursten, B. (2019). The endemic plants of Mozambique: diversity and conservation status Phytotaxa 136 Page 94. Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Page 299. Protologue (Includes a picture). Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (2006). Viscaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(3) Page 203. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Viscum littorumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Viscum littorum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Viscum littorum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Viscum littorum
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iNaturalist: Viscum littorum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Viscum littorum
JSTOR Plant Science: Viscum littorum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Viscum littorum
Plants of the World Online: Viscum littorum
Tropicos: Viscum littorum
Wikipedia: Viscum littorum
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