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Cuscuta reflexa

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Cuscuta reflexa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Cuscuta
Species:
C. reflexa
Binomial name
Cuscuta reflexa
Varieties[1]
  • Cuscuta reflexa var. brachystigma Engelm.
  • Cuscuta reflexa var. reflexa
Synonyms
Species[1]
  • Kadurias reflexa (Roxb.) Raf.
  • Monogynella reflexa (Roxb.) Holub
var. brachystigma[2]
  • Cuscuta anguina Edgew.
  • Cuscuta pentandra B.Heyne ex Engelm.
  • Cuscuta reflexa var. anguina (Edgew.) C.B.Clarke
var. reflexa[3]
  • Cuscuta elatior Choisy
  • Cuscuta grandiflora Wall. ex Choisy, nom. illeg.
  • Cuscuta hookeri Sweet
  • Cuscuta macrantha G.Don
  • Cuscuta megalantha Steud.
  • Cuscuta reflexa var. grandiflora Engelm.
  • Cuscuta reflexa var. verrucosa (Sweet) Hook.
  • Cuscuta verrucosa Sweet

Cuscuta reflexa, the giant dodder or ulan ulan,[4] is one of about 220 species in genus Cuscuta of the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae).[5] It is common in the Indian subcontinent and the Greater Himalayas and as far south as Malaysia and Indonesia.[6] This parasitic plant species is a leafless twined sprawling thin vine that grows over a host plant, including large trees. It will make garlands hanging down from tree canopies as long as 10 metres (33 ft).[7] Flowers are small, bell shaped and white with yellow filaments. Fruits and seeds are produced from the flower.[citation needed]

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  • Cuscuta reflexa flowers
    Cuscuta reflexa flowers

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cuscuta reflexa Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Cuscuta reflexa var. brachystigma Engelm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Cuscuta reflexa var. reflexa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. ^ NRCS. "Cuscuta reflexa". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Cuscuta L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. ^ O'Neill, A.R.; Rana, S.K. (2019). "An ethnobotanical analysis of parasitic plants (Parijibi) in the Nepal Himalaya". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12 (14): 14. doi:10.1186/s13002-016-0086-y. PMC 4765049. PMID 26912113.
  7. ^ Van Steenis, C.G.G.J.; et al. (1972). The Mountain Flora of Java. Leiden, Netherlands: E.J. Brill. p. Plate 13 Caption 3.
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