Cuscuta chinensis Lam.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Cuscuta

Characteristics

Stems yellow, thin, ca. 1 mm in diam. Inflorescences lateral, compact cymose glomerules, few to many flowered, subsessile; bracts and bracteoles scalelike. Pedicel ca. 1 mm. Calyx cupular; sepals triangular, ca. 1.5 mm, apex obtuse, partly thickened. Corolla white, urceolate, ca. 3 mm; lobes persistent triangular-ovate, apex acute or obtuse, reflexed. Stamens inserted at throat; scales oblong, reaching stamens, long fimbriate. Ovary subglobose. Styles 2, equal or unequal in length; stigma globose. Capsule enclosed by withered corolla, globose, ca. 3 mm in diam., circumscissile. Seeds 2-4, pale brown, ovoid, ca. 1 mm, scabrous. 2n = 28, 56.
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A herb. It grows attached to other plants. The stems are yellow and thin. They are 1 mm across. The flowers are in heads on the sides of the plant. They are white. The capsule is 3-4 mm across.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Near seashores, C. and S. Japan. Parasitic on a wide range of mainly herbacous plants, growing in fields, open mountain slopes, thickets and sandy beaches; at elevations up to 3,000 metres in most parts of China.
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It is a tropical to temperate plant. It grows in fields, mountain slopes and sandy beaches.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-12

Usage

The young stems are eaten as a vegetable. They are boiled in water.
Uses material medicinal social use
Edible leaves stems
Therapeutic use Astringents (seed), Contraceptive agents (seed), Demulcents (seed), Fever (seed), Flatulence (seed), Hypnotics and sedatives (seed), Laxatives (seed), Liver diseases (seed), Neurotransmitter agents (seed), General tonic for rejuvenation (seed), Splenic diseases (seed), Sympatholytics (seed), Vasoconstrictor agents (seed), Diaphoretic (seed), Anthelmintics (stem), Anti-inflammatory agents (stem), Cathartics (stem), Diuretics (stem), Epilepsy (stem), Expectorants (stem), Flatulence (stem), Inflammation (stem), Jaundice (stem), Liver diseases (stem), Myalgia (stem), Pain (stem), Paralysis (stem), General tonic for rejuvenation (stem), Diaphoretic (stem), Anasarca (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Emission (unspecified), Enuresis (unspecified), Fracture (unspecified), Hypogonadism (unspecified), Impotency (unspecified), Neurasthenia (unspecified), Polyuria (unspecified), Pregnancy (unspecified), Prostatitis (unspecified), Rinderpest (unspecified), Spermatorrhea (unspecified), Vertigo (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified), Lumbago (unspecified), Notalgia (unspecified), Anti-infective agents, local (unspecified), Cathartics (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Fractures, bone (unspecified), Neoplasms (unspecified), Pregnancy complications (unspecified), Pruritus (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can grow from seed.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

Cuscuta chinensis unspecified picture

Distribution

Cuscuta chinensis world distribution map, present in Australia, Bangladesh, China, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Pakistan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Sudan, Seychelles, Thailand, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Taiwan, Province of China, Uzbekistan, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:267360-1
WFO ID wfo-0001296656
COL ID 32LP4
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Pentake chinense Cuscuta chinensis

Lower taxons

Cuscuta chinensis var. applanata Cuscuta chinensis var. ciliaris Cuscuta chinensis var. chinensis