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Viscum

The genus Viscum is in the family Santalaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Viscum

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Viscum acaciae Danser Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum aitchisonii Tiegh. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum album L. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 3
Viscum ambongoense Balle Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum angulatum B.Heyne ex DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum aoraiense Nadeaud Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum aphyllum Griff. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum apiculatum Lecomte Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum articulatum Burm. f. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum attenuatum DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum australe F.M.Bailey Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum austriacum Wiesb. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum bagshawei Rendle Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum bancroftii Blakely Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum benghalense Roxb. ex Wight. & Arn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum birmanicum Gand. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum boivinii Tiegh. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum calcaratum Balle Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum calvinii Polhill & Wiens Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum camporum Engl. & K.Krause Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum capense L. f. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum capillare Blume Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum capitellatum Sm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum ceibarum Balle Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum chyuluense Polhill & Wiens Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum coloratum (Kom.) Nakai Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum combreticola Engl. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum compressum Poir. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum confertum Roxb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum congdonii Polhill & Wiens Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum congolense De Wild. & T.Durand Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum continuum E. Mey. ex Sprague Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum coursii Balle Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum crassulae Eckl. & Zeyh. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum cruciatum Sieber ex Boiss. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum cryptophlebium Baker Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum cryptophlehium Baker Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum cuneifolium Baker Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 4
Viscum cylindricum Polhill & Wiens Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum decaryi Lecomte Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum decurrens (Engl.) Baker & Sprague Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum dichotomum D.Don Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum dichotomum Bertero ex Spreng. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum dichotomum Gilib. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum dielsianum Dinter ex Neusser Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum diospyrosicola Hayata Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum dryophilum Rech.f. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum echinocarpum Baker Accepted L TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum elegans Engl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum elongatum Wall. ex DC Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum engleri Tiegh. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum euphorbiae E.Mey. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum exiguum Polhill & Wiens Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum exile Barlow Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum fargesii Lecomte Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum fastigiatum Balle Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum fischeri Engl. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum flexicaule Barlow Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum flexuosum King ex Gamble Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum fragile Wall. ex DC Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum geminatum Korth. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum gilletii De Wild. & T.Durand Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum goetzei Engl. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum gracile DC. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum grandicaule Polhill & Wiens Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum grandifolium Engl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum griseum Polhill & Wiens Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum grossum Wight Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum guyanense Klotzsch Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum hainanense R.L. Han & D.X. Zhang Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum heteranthera Wall. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum hexapterum Balle Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum heyneanum DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum hildebrandtii Engl. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum holstii Engl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum hoolei (Wiens) Polhill & Wiens Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum humbertii Lecomte Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum indosinense Danser Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum iringense Polhill & Wiens Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum itrafanaombense Balle Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum junodii (Tiegh.) Engl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum katikianum Barlow Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum lanceolatoellipticum Pohl ex DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum leucocarpum DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum ligulatum Blume Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum liquidambaricola Hayata Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum littorum Polhill & Wiens Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum longiarticulatum Engl. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum longifolium Zucc. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum longipetiolatum Balle Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum lophiocladum Baker Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 2
Viscum loranthi Elmer Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum loranthicola Polhill & Wiens Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum luisengense Polhill & Wiens Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum macrofalcatum R.L. Han & D.X. Zhang Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum malurianum Sanjai & N.P.Balakr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum mangiferae Wight Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum matabelense Engl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum megalophyllum Koidz. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum melanocarpum Peter Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum menyharthii Engl. & Schinz Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum menyhartii Engl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum minimum Harv. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum minutiflorum Engl. & K.Krause Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum monoicum Roxb. ex DC. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum montanum Zoll. & Moritzi Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum multicostatum Baker Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum multiflorum Lecomte Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum multinerve (Hayata) Hayata Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum multipedunculatum Lecomte Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum murchisonianum Schweinf. ex Baker Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum myriophlebium Baker Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 2
Viscum mysorense Gamble Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum navicellatum Korth. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum nervosum Hochst. ex A. Rich. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum nudum Danser Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum nyanzense Rendle Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum obovatum Harv. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum obscurum Thunb. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum obtusatum Wall. ex DC Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum oliganthum C.Presl Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum orbiculatum Wight Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum oreophilum Wiens Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum osmastonii Raizada Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum ovalifolium DC. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum pamattonis Korth. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum papillosum Lecomte Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum pauciflorum L.f. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum pedunculatum Barlow Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum pendulum A.Heller Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum pentanthum Baker Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum perrieri Lecomte Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum pervillei Lecomte Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum petiolatum Polhill & Wiens Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum philippense Llanos Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum platycaulon Bertero ex A.Gray Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum polycoccon Houtt. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum pubigerum A.Cunn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum pycnanthum Domin Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum radula Baker Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 1
Viscum ramosissimum Wall. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum ramosissimum Wight Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum rhipsaloides Baker Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum roncartii Balle Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum rotundifolium L.f. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum roxburghianum Korth. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum schaeferi Engl. & K. Krause Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum schiedeanum DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum schimperi Engl. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum scurruloideum Barlow Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum semialatum Lecomte Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum sertularia C.Presl Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum shirense Sprague Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum spathulatum Lecomte Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum spragueanum Burtt Davy Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum staudtii Engl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum stellatum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum stenocarpum Danser Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum stuhlmannii Engl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum subcylindricum Weim. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum subracemosum Sanjai & N.P.Balakr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum subserratum Schltr. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum subverrucosum Polhill & Wiens Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum surinamense Schill. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum tenue Engl. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum teretifolium DC. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum tieghemii Balle Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum toruloides Eichler Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum trachycarpum Baker Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18 1
Viscum triflorum DC. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum trilobatum Talbot Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum tsaratananense Lecomte Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum tsiafajavonense Balle Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum tuberculatum A.Rich. Accepted M WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum ugandense Sprague Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum verrucosum Harv. Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum verruculosum Wight & Arn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum verticilliflorum Royle Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum vohimavoense Balle Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum wallichianum Wight & Arn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum whitei Blakely Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum wightianum Wight & Arn. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum wightianum Wall. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum willdenowianum Molk. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum wrayi King ex Gamble Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Viscum yunnanense H.S. Kiu Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Viscum zenkeri Engl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 244 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Viscum. Of these 74 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 39 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Viscum. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 244 species names for the genus Viscum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 74 30.3%
◕ Synonym 50 20.5%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 120 49.2%

All names

The status of the 283 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Viscum recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 85 30.0%
◕ Synonym 76 26.9%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 122 43.1%

The confidence with which the status of the 244 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Viscum, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 73 44 0 0 117 48.0%
Low confidence 1 6 0 120 127 52.0%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Viscum is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 63 41 0 4 0 108 44.3%
WCSP (in review) 11 9 0 116 0 136 55.7%