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Mistletoe  

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Note

  • traditional mistletoe = VISCUM ALBUM; prefer specific plant

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2002(1963)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014784

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