Cuscuta gigantea Griff.

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Cuscuta

Characteristics

Stems thin or stout. Inflorescences racemose, compact. Flowers 5-7 mm, short pedicellate. Calyx reaching middle of corolla; sepals circular-ovate. Corolla lobes reflexed, elliptic-ovate, shorter than corolla tube. Stamens inserted below sinus, subsessile; scales ovate, reaching middle of tube, 2-cleft, fimbriate. Ovary globose. Style 1, subulate; stigma ca. as long as or shorter than style, ligulate. Capsule subquadrate, circumscissile.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Distribution

Cuscuta gigantea world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Tajikistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:267451-1
WFO ID wfo-0001298598
COL ID 32LRW
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Synonyms

Kadurias gigantea Monogynella gigantea Cuscuta gigantea

Lower taxons

Cuscuta gigantea var. engelmanni