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Scientific Name | Viscum dielsianum Dinter ex Neusser |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | SANTALACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/05/06 |
Assessor(s) | D.A. Kamundi & L. von Staden |
Justification | A poorly known, but widespread species that is not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Southern Namibia to the Richtersveld, extending eastwards along the Gariep Valley into Bushmanland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Desert |
Description | Parasitic on species of Boscia, Euclea and possibly Acacia. |
Threats |
| It is possibly threatened by habitat loss and degradation due to mining and overgrazing in the Richtersveld, but elsewhere it its range it is unlikely to be threatened. |
Population |
This species is poorly known in South Africa, where it was formerly considered synonymous with V. capense (Wiens and Tölken 1979), with which it overlaps in range.
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Population trend | Unknown |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Viscum dielsianum Dinter ex Neusser | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Polhill, R.M. and Wiens, D. 1998. Mistletoes of Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Wiens, D. and Tölken, H.R. 1979. Viscaceae. In: O.A. Leistner (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 10 Part 1:43-56. Botanical Research Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Kamundi, D.A. & von Staden, L. 2015. Viscum dielsianum Dinter ex Neusser. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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