Organisms

Viscaceae

The Christmas Mistletoe plant family of the order Santalales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. They are parasitic primarily on coniferous trees forming a drooping evergreen bush of leathery leaves on tree branches. The berries are sticky and toxic.

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Abstract

The Christmas Mistletoe plant family of the order Santalales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. They are parasitic primarily on coniferous trees forming a drooping evergreen bush of leathery leaves on tree branches. The berries are sticky and toxic.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Arceuthobium
  • Korthalsella
  • Arceuthobiums
  • Korthalsellas

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

prefer specific plant

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History Note

2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Viscum (1965-2001)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.735w.888w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Viscaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D028163. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D028163
  2. Viscaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viscaceae
  3. Viscaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q145544