24. Viscaceae - Mistletoe; parasitic shrubs of tree branches; leaves usually opposite, leathery, veins parallel; flowers small, perfect or imperfect; perianth of 2-4 tepals, inserted on a cup-shaped receptacle; stamens as many as perianth segments; ovary inferior; ovules seemingly absent; fruit a drupe or berry, with a viscous layer within the vascular bundles.