Cuscuta epithymum

Cuscuta epithymum, Leiser Berge, Mistelbach, Niederösterreich, Austria

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. Cuscuta
Species: Cuscuta epithymum
Subspecies: C. e. subsp. alba – C. e. subsp. angustissima – C. e. subsp. epithymum – C. e. subsp. kotschyi

Varietates: C. e. var. rubella – C. e. var. sagittanthera – C. e. var. scabrella

Name

Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L., Amoen. Acad. 4: 478 (1759).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cuscuta europaea var. epithymum L., Sp. Pl.: 124 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Lepimenes epithymum (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 91 (1838).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Albania, Austria, Belgium, Baleares, England, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece (incl. Kiklades), Crete, East Aegaean Isl., Rhodos, Ireland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Serbia & Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia, Portugal, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, ?Sardinia, Sicily, Sweden, Crimea, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, C-, E- & N-European Russia, Ukraine, Cyprus (N-Cyprus), European Turkey Continental: Asie Northern Caucasus, Armenia, Georgia [Caucasus], Azerbaijan, Siberia (W-Siberia), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey (Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia), Iran (EC-Iran, N-Iran, S-Iran, W-Iran), Israel (coastal W-Israel, N-Israel, N-Negev Desert), Lebanon (C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon), Syria (C-Syrian Desert, NW-Syria, Jbel Druze), Afghanistan (Farah, Wardak) Continental: Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Madeira (Madeira Isl., Porto Santo Isl.), Islas Selvagens, ?Pakistani Kashmir (?Hindukush, ?Skardu) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C., 1759. Amoenitates Academici seu dissertationes variae physicae, medicae 4: 478

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cuscuta epithymum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 07. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Cuscuta epithymum. 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 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cuscuta epithymum. Published online. Accessed: November 07 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Cuscuta epithymum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 November 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cuscuta epithymum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

العربية: حامول صعتري
čeština: Kokotice povázka
Cymraeg: Llindag
Deutsch: Quendel-Seide
English: Dodder
español: Epítimo
eesti: Liivatee-võrm
euskara: Kuskula
فارسی: سس شبدری
suomi: Apilanvieras
français: Cuscute du thym
lietuvių: Smulkusis brantas
Nedersaksies: Klein duvelsneigaoren
Nederlands: Klein warkruid
polski: Kanianka macierzankowa
português: Cabelos
slovenčina: Kukučina dúšková
svenska: Ljungsnärja

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