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Phoradendron quadrangulare
Quacimmila de canario is a hemiparasitic mistletoe shrub that grows on the branches of woody host trees rather than in soil, identified mainly by its quadrangular stems. The sources describe the species, not a genus, and it is one of about 270 Phoradendron species.
Phoradendron quadrangulare, with no commonly accepted English name other than mistletoe, which is shared with many other similar species, is an evergreen shrub partly parasitic on branches of woody plants; it belongs to the Family Santalaceae.
Phoradendron quadrangulare is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, south through Central America and as far south in South America as Argentina and Paraguay.
In Mexico, Phoradendron quadrangulare has been used as an antiviral treatment against Herpes zoster. Ground leaves are applied to the affected area, and above that a whole leaf is held in place by a bandage. Also it's used as an analgesic for muscular pain.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phoradendron quadrangulare by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
