Angled Leafless Mistletoe
Viscum angulatum
- Habit
- Parasite
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat
- Flowering
- March-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Viscum angulatum
- Genus
- Viscum
- Family
- Loranthaceae
- Habit
- Parasite
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Leafless jointed green stemsrecorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Angled Leafless Mistletoe itself; the rest are typical of the Loranthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Loranthaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Angled Leafless Mistletoe
A member of the Loranthaceae family, Angled Leafless Mistletoe (Viscum angulatum) is a parasitic plant. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to September.
Loranthaceae
Mistletoe Family
Angled Leafless Mistletoe belongs to the Loranthaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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