Santalaceae
Viscum

Viscum decurrens (Engl.) Baker & Sprague

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 182 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to SW. Uganda and NW. Angola. It is a hemiparasitic epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, Nigeria, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Balle in Fl. Congo Belge 1: 376.
  • in F.T.A. 6, 1: 398 (1910)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Polhill, R.M. & Wiens, D. (1998). Mistletoes of Africa: 1-370. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Baker & Sprague in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1911: 182 (June 1911)
  • Baker & Sprague in Flora of Tropical Africa 6(1): 398 (Oct. 1911).
  • Balle in Fl. Cameroun 23: 70, t. 15/8–12 (1982).
  • Balle in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 1: 665 (1958)
  • Balle in Flore du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, 1: 376, t. 37 (1948)
  • Polh. & Wiens, Mistletoes Afr.: 292, fig. 35A (1998).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1989 Mann, G. [984] Gabon K000431336 Unknown Type Material Yes
Winkler, H.J.P. [550] Cameroon K000180419 No

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

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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