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Descriptor English:

Mistletoe

Descriptor Spanish:

Muérdago

Descriptor Portuguese:

Erva-de-Passarinho

Synonyms English:

Mistletoes

Tree Number:

Definition English:

Parasitic plants that form a bushy growth on branches of host trees which are in the order Santalales. It includes the Christmas mistletoe family (VISCACEAE), the showy mistletoe family (LORANTHACEAE) and the catkin mistletoe family (Eremolepidaceae). The composition of toxins, lectins, tyramine, phenethylamines, and other compounds may be affected by the host.

Indexing Annotation English:

traditional mistletoe = VISCUM ALBUM; prefer specific plant

History Note English:

2002(1963)

Allowable Qualifiers English:

Record Number:

15185

Unique Identifier:

D014784

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