Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.

 
  • Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
    (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Convolvulaceae
  • Species : Cuscuta reflexa
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.
  • Common name : Common Dodder
  • Vernacular name : Akasha Bela, Amarbel (Hin.); Akasha balli (Kan.); Sitamma pogunalu, Passitiga, Sitamma savaram (Tel.); Mari, Nirmulli, Kodiya-gundal, Cadadari (Ori.); Aakashvali, Aasparsha (San.)
  • Key identification features : Twining parasitic herbs. Leafless.
  • Habit : Parasite
  • Flower, Fruit : October-April
  • Comments : Rare in jungles on trees, hedges and shrubs.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan, India, Sri Lanka, Siam, Malesia, China
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; 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 reflexa. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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