The showy mistletoe plant family of the order Santalales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. This includes parasitic tropical plants with haustoria connecting to the hosts. The leaves are opposite and thick. The flowers (4-7) have both calyx and corolla. The fruit is a berry with one seed.

Annotation

entry term MISTLETOE, ARGENTINE: several mistletoe terms are available, check text and MeSH

DUI

D028183 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0381765

Previous indexing

Mistletoe (1963-2001)

History note

2002

Public note

2002