After one week, the "root" is
visible.
After three weeks, it almost
touches the coming host. |
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This parasitic plant was
described by Carl von Linné Junior in 1781. It is found wide spread in
southern Africa, growing on different plants like: Acacia,
Antidesma, Boscia, Brachylaena, Buddleia, Cadaba, Carissa, Colpoon,
Combretum, Diospyros, Dodonea, Dovyalis, Ehretia, Euclea, Eryops,
Grewia, Maerua, Maytenus, Olea, Passeria, Pavetta, Phyllanthus,
Podocarpus, Portulacaria, Pterocelastrus, Pteronia, Punica, Rhamnus,
Rhigozum, Rhus, Salix, Tapinanthus, Tarchonanthus, Thesium, Viscum!,
Vitellariopsis and Ziziphus. It prefers some to much sun,
and can grow to a dense plant, 30 centimetres in diameter. The small
flowers are yellowish, the berries are orange to bright red. |
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After four weeks; full
contact. Now it is just to wait a year, before any changes will
be visible.
Several months after, the
seeds are vanishing, but the plant will first occur after
12-18 months. |
