Arceuthobium Bieb.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1964, Flora Europaea - Volume 1. Lycopodiaceae to Platanaceae, Cambridge University Press : 73

3. Arceuthobium Bieb. 1

Leaves opposite, scale-like, connate in pairs, forming a sheath around the stem. Perianth in 1 whorl. Male flowers solitary, sessile. Perianth 2- to 5-lobed. Stamens sessile; anthers dehiscing transversely. Female flowers solitary or in pairs, pedicellate; perianth of 2 short teeth. Fruit green, dry, dehiscing explosively. (Razoumofskya HofFm.)