Cuscuta reflexa

Cuscuta reflexa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Genus:	Cuscuta
Species:	C. reflexa
Binomial name
	Cuscuta reflexa; Roxb.
Varieties
	Cuscuta reflexa var. brachystigma Engelm. ; Cuscuta reflexa var. reflexa ;
Synonyms
	Species Kadurias reflexa (Roxb.) Raf. ; Monogynella reflexa (Roxb.) Holub ; var. brachystigma Cuscuta anguina Edgew. ; Cuscuta pentandra B.Heyne ex Engelm. ; Cuscuta reflexa var. anguina (Edgew.) C.B.Clarke ; var. reflexa 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]}

Gallery

Cuscuta reflexa flowers

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Cuscuta reflexa Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ "Cuscuta reflexa var. brachystigma Engelm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ "Cuscuta reflexa var. reflexa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Cuscuta reflexa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
^ "Cuscuta L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
^ 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.
^ Van Steenis, C.G.G.J.; et al. (1972). The Mountain Flora of Java. Leiden, Netherlands: E.J. Brill. p. Plate 13 Caption 3.

[powo-1] "Cuscuta reflexa Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

[powobrach-2] "Cuscuta reflexa var. brachystigma Engelm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

[poworeflexa-3] "Cuscuta reflexa var. reflexa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

[4] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Cuscuta reflexa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 December 2015.

[powogenus-5] "Cuscuta L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

[oneill_rana_2016-6] 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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