Cuscuta africana

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
Species: Cuscuta africana

Name

Cuscuta africana Willd., Sp. Pl. 1: 703. 1798.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Nemepis africana (Willd.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 91. 1838.
• Heterotypic
  • Cuscuta alpestris Fourc., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 21: 89. 1932.
  • Cuscuta capensis Choisy, Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 9: 271. 1841 publ. 1842.
    • Cuscuta africana var. capensis (Choisy) Baker in W.H. Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 4(2): 85. 1904.
  • Cuscuta myricoides Druce, Bot. Exch. Club Brit. Isles Rep. 3: 416. 1913 publ. 1914.
  • Schrebera schinoides L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 1662. 1763.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2016. Cuscuta africana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2016 2 4. Reference page.