Yes Vijaysankar ji's identification on spot. Here are the differentiating
features:
Viscum album
V. articulatum (inc. var. dichotomum)
Plants dioicious, branching apical
Plants
monecious, becoming pendulous
Stems terete
stems flattened, 3-ridged
Internodes 3-7 cm long
internodes 1.5-2.5 cm long
Leaves usually obovate, 3-5 cm long leaves
reduced yo scarious scales
Inflorescence terminal, 3-5 flowered spikes,
inflorescence
axillary, 1-3 together, 3-flowered
Male 3-fld, female 3-5-fld
central flower female, lateral male
Berry greenish-white, globose, ca 6 mm Berry
greenish-white, globose 3-4 mm
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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 2:56 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote:
> Viscum for sure, cant be sure of the species....but I trust Dr.
> Vijaya's identification....
> Pankaj
>
