Cuscuta bifurcata Yunck.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Cuscuta

Characteristics

Stems medium, yellowish. Flowers 2.0-2.5 mm long, glandular, usually 4-merous, in few-flowered umbellate cymes on short pedicels. Calyx almost equalling corolla tube; lobes oblong to lanceolate, obtuse or subobtuse with rounded sinuses between them. Corolla divided ± halfway down; tube broadly campanulate; lobes acute or subacute to obtuse, erect to spreading, lanceolate-oblong. Stamens shorter than corolla lobes or subequalling them; anthers shorter than filaments. Scales bifurcate at apex, adnate to sinus between apical lobes, latter exserted between corolla lobes. Ovary globose; styles slender, shorter than or nearly equalling ovary. Capsule depressed-globose, not dehiscent by circumscission. Seeds ± 2 mm long, subglobose, flattened on two sides, slightly attenuate on one end; hilum short, oblong, oblique.
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Parasitic, twining herb. Stems medium, yellowish. Inflorescences few-flowered; pedicels short. Flowers 2.0-2.5 mm long, glandular, 4-merous. Calyx ± equalling corolla tube; lobes oblong to lanceolate, ± obtuse, sinuses rounded. Corolla divided ± halfway down; tube broadly campanulate; lobes acute to obtuse, erect to spreading, lanceolate-oblong. Stamens ± shorter than corolla lobes; anthers shorter than filaments. Scales bifurcate at apex, adnate to sinus between corolla lobes. Ovary globose; styles slender, ± shorter than ovary. Flowering time Jan.-Apr. Fruit a depressed-globose capsule, irregularly dehiscent. Seeds ± 2 mm long, subglobose.
Leafless, parasitic, annual vine, stems thread-like. Flowers in umbellate cymes, greenish, 4-lobed, calyx as long as corolla tube, corolla scales bifid, stigmas globose.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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Distribution

Cuscuta bifurcata world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:267315-1
WFO ID wfo-0001297562
COL ID 32LMM
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Synonyms

Cuscuta bifurcata