Species Viscum obovatum
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There aren’t any identifications of Viscum obovatum.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Viscum:
Latin name for birdlime, a sticky substance made from the plant’s berries and smeared on branches to catch birds. Classical Latin name for mistletoe, derived ultimately from an Indo-European root meaning ‘sticky’; hence the English word viscid.
Etymology of obovatum:
From the Latin ob- = 'in opposite' and ovatus = ‘egg-shaped’; i.e. the narrow side is on the side of the stalk
Scientific name:
Unknown
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Harv. & Sond. Fl. Cap. 2: 579 (1862)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1862
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Viscum obovatum.
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