Cassytha filiformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laurales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Cassytheae
Genus: Cassytha
Species: Cassytha filiformis

Name

Cassytha filiformis L., 1753

Synonyms

Calodium cochinchinensis Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 247 (1790)
Cassytha americana Nees, Syst. Laurin. 644 (1836)
Cassytha americana var. puberula Meisn., DC., Prodr. 15(1): 256 (1864)
Cassytha aphylla (Forssk.) Raeusch., Nom. ed. III. 116 (1797)
Cassytha archboldiana C.K.Allen, Journ. Arn. Arb. 23: 155 (1942)
Cassytha brasiliensis Mart. ex Nees, Syst. Laurin. 648 (1836)
Cassytha cuscutiformis F.Muell. ex Meisn., DC., Prodr. 15: 255 (1864), nom. inval.
Cassytha dissitiflora Meisn., Kioeb. Vidensk. Meddel 145 (1870)
Cassytha filiformis f. pycnantha Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 89(4): 680 (1930), in obs.
Cassytha filiformis var. pseudopubescens Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 89(4): 680 (1930)
Cassytha filiformis var. puberula (Meisn.) León & Alain, Fl. Cuba 2: 191 (1951)
Cassytha guineensis Schum. & Thonn., Beskr. Guin. Pl. 199 (1827)
Cassytha novoguineensis Kaneh. & Hatus., Bot. Mag., Tokyo, 57: 190 (1943)
Cassytha paradoxae Proctor, Moscosoa, 2: 20 (1983)
Cassytha senegalensis A.Chev., Fl. Afrique Occ. Franc. 1: 46 (1938), gallice
Cassytha timoriensis Gand., Bull. Soc. Bot. France, 60: 419 (1913)
Cassytha triflora E.Mey., Drège, Zwei Pfl. Docum. 171 (1843)
Cassytha zeylanica Gaertn., Fruct. 1: 134 (1788)
Ozarthris capense Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 92 (1836)
Rumputris fasciculata Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 92 (1836)
Spironema aphylla (Forssk.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 93 (1836)
Volutella aphylla Forssk., Fl. Aegypt. Arab. 84 (1775)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Southeastern USA
  - Florida
- Regional: Southern Central USA
  - Texas
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Veracruz, Yucatan)
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bahamas; Turks & Caicos Isl.; Cayman Isl.; Cuba; Hispaniola; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda); Anguilla; Antigua; Barbados; Barbuda; Grenada; Grenadines; Guadeloupe; Marie-Galante; Martinique; St. Barthélémy; St. Lucia; St. Vincent; Curacao; Tobago; Trinidad
- Regional: Central America
  - Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Belize; Honduras; El Salvador; Panama
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia (Antioquia, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Vaupés, Vichada); Guyana; Surinam; French Guiana; Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Falcon, Guarico, Monagas, Sucre)
- Regional: Brazil
  - N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará, Amazonas, Tocantins, Rondônia); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Piauí, Ceara, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); S-Brazil (Paraná)
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia (Santa Cruz)
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Australia (N-Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, NE-New South Wales)
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - India; Andaman Isl. (North Andamans, Middle Andamans, South Andamans, Little Andaman Isl.); Nicobar Isl. (Car Nicobar Isl., North Nicobars, Central Nicobars, Great Nicobar Isl., Little Nicobar Isl.); Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives]; Maldives; Myanmar (Taninthayi); Sri Lanka
- Regional: China
  - China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Taiwan
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan (Yakushima Isl.); Ryukyu Isl.
- Regional: Peninsular Arabia
  - Saudi Arabia (Asir); Yemen (Tihama, W-Yemen);
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Java; peninsular Malaysia; Singapore; Laos; Thailand; Vietnam; Cambodia; Philippines (throughout); Borneo; Sulawesi
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Papuasia
  - New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea, Mapia Atoll); New Caledonia (incl. Loyalty Isl., Ile des Pins, Ouvea)
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Tropical Africa
  - Senegal; Gambia; Liberia; Sierra Leone; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ghana; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Benin; Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]; Chad; Central African Republic; Equatorial Guinea; Congo [Brazzaville]; Gabon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Malawi; Tanzania; Kenya; Uganda; Rwanda; Burundi; Somalia; Seychelles; Somalia; Madagascar; Comores (Mayotte, etc.); Mozambique Channel Isl. [Iles Éparses] (Juan de Nova Isl.); Iles Glorieuses; Ashmore & Cartier Isl. (Ashmore Reef); Cocos [Keeling]
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Western Pacific
  - Fiji (widespread); American Samoa (Tutuila, Ofu, Ta´u, Swains Atoll); Banaba [Ocean] Isl.; Chagos Arch. (Diego Garcia); Cook Isl. (Rarotonga); Gilbert Isl. (Butaritari, Tarawa, Nonouti, Tabiteuea, Onotoa); Henderson Isl.; Marshall Isl. (Enewetok, Bikini, Ailinginae, Rongelap, Rongerik, Taka, Utirik, Ujelang, Ujae, Wotho, Lae, Kwajalein, Ailuk, Jemo, Likiep, Aur, Ailinglapalap, Majuro, Arno, Jaluit); Fed. States of Micronesia (Yap, Ulithi, Fais, Woleai, Faraulep, Ifalik, Lamotrek, Satawal, Puluwat, Namonuito, Murilo, Nomwin, Truk, Dublon, Fefan, Piis, Namoluk, Etal, Lukunor, Satawan, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi, Ant, Pohnpei, Mokil, Pingelap, Kosrae); Nauru; Niue; N-Line Isl. (Teraina, Tabueran, Kiritimati); Northern Marianas (Asuncion, Pagan, Alamagan, Guguan, Saipan, Tinian, Rota); Guam; Palau (Kayangel, Babeldaob, Koror, Ngarakabesang, Sonsorol); Rotuma Isl.; Phoenix Isl. (Kanton, Enderbury); [Western] Samoa (Savaii); Society Isl. (Mopelia Atoll, Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Tetiaroa Atoll, Tahaa, Bora Bora, Tupai); Tokelau (Nukunonu, Fakaofo, Swains Isl.); Tonga (Tongatapu, ´Eua, Lifuka, Vava´u, Niuatoputapu); Tuamotu Arch. (Makatea Isl., Rangiroa Atoll, Takapoto Atoll, etc., widespread); Tuvalu (Nui Atoll); Austral Isl. (Rurutu, Raivavae, Tubuai); Gambier Isl. (Mangareva); Bonin Isl. (Keetaajima, Nakohdojima, Chichijima, Minamijima, Anijima, Hahajima, Mukohjima, Anejima); Volcano Isl. (Iwojima); Mauritius; La Réunion; Rodrigues; Hawaii (Kure Isl., Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Hawaii Isl.)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 35. Reference page.

Additional references

Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cassytha filiformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 12. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cassytha filiformis. Accessed: 12 June 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cassytha filiformis. Published online. Accessed: June 12 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cassytha filiformis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

English: devil's gut, bush-dodder, dodder-laurel
español: bejuco de fideo, cabellos de ángel
français: liane ficelle
português: cipó-chumbo

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