Arceuthobium oxycedri explained

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Taxonomy

Arceuthobium oxycedri was described by Friedrich August von Marschall Bieberstein and published in Flora Tauric-Caucasica 3: 629, in 1819.^[3]

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.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arceuthobium oxycedri (DC.) M. Bieb. . Àrea de botànica, departament de biologia, universitat de les illes balears . Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental . 24 August 2013 . Spanish.
2. Book: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station . Hosts and Geographic Distribution of Arceuthobium oxycedri. Ciesla, W. M. . September 2001 . Geils, B.W. . Adams, R.P..
3. Web site: Arceuthobium oxycedri (DC.) M. Bieb. . Missouri Botanical Garden. . Tropicos.org . 24 August 2013.
4. Web site: Arceuthobium oxycedri (DC.) M.Bieb. . theplantlist.org . 24 August 2013.