Cuscuta chinensis Lam.

 
  • Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
    (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Convolvulaceae
  • Species : Cuscuta chinensis
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cuscuta chinensis Lam.
  • Common name : Dodder, Chinese Dodder
  • Vernacular name : Amarbel (Hin.)
  • Key identification features : Twining parasitic herbs. Leafless.
  • Habit : Parasite
  • Flower, Fruit : October-April
  • Native : China
  • Comments : Occasional on foothills to 700 m, by river banks and on thickets of Ipomoea, Acalypha, Clerodendrum etc.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : China; Widely distributed from Central Asia to Australia
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Cuscuta chinensis. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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