Viscum tuberculatum
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Description
A shrub. It is rounded and grows up to 1 m tall. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are pale yellow to dark green. The leaves can be spoon shaped or wedge shaped. They are variable.
Edible Uses
The fruit are edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry woodland. It is a parasite. It grows in a range of hosts. It is mostly between 1,200-2,500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, Angola, Central Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Namibia, Southern Africa,
Notes
It has also been put in the family Viscaceae.
Synonyms
Viscum spragueanum Burtt DavyViscum tarchonanthum Welw. ex TieghViscum camporum Engl. & K. KrauseViscum holstii Engl.Viscum stuhlmannii Engl.
Also Known As
Narudenyei
References (1)
- Bussman, R. W., 2006, Ethnobotanyof the Samburu of Mt Nyiru, South Turkana, Kenya. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 2:35
