Cuscuta acuta

Cuscuta acuta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Convolvulaceae
Tribus: Cuscuteae
Genus: Cuscuta
Subgenus: C. subg. Grammica

Species: Cuscuta acuta

Name

Cuscuta acuta Engelm., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1: 497 (1859).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Grammica acuta (Engelm.) Hadac & Chrtek, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 5: 444 (1970).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Galápagos, coastal Ecuador to Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engelmann, G., 1859. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 1: 497.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cuscuta acuta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Cuscuta acuta. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cuscuta acuta. Published online. Accessed: November 08 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Cuscuta acuta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 November 2019.

Vernacular names

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