Cuscuta obtusiflora Kunth

Peruvian dodder (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Cuscuta

Characteristics

Fls 5-merous, 2–2.5 mm, subsessile in dense clusters; cal often glandular, its lobes broadly rounded, reaching the sinuses of the cor; cor-lobes ovate, obtuse, spreading or eventually reflexed; styles short 0.5–1 mm; stigma capitate; fr depressed-globose to ovoid-globose, somewhat thickened around the styles, cupped at base by the withered cor; seeds ± 1.5 mm. Widely distributed in the s. states and s. to S. Amer. In our range known only in Ind. Our plants may be distinguished from the typical S. Amer. phase as var. glandulosa Engelm. (C. glandulosa)
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Growth form herb
Growth support climber parasite
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

Cuscuta obtusiflora world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Paraguay, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72898-2
WFO ID wfo-0001297226
COL ID 32LVQ
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Synonyms

Grammica obtusiflora Cuscuta obtusiflora Cuscuta obtusiflora var. vera

Lower taxons

Cuscuta obtusiflora var. glandulosa Cuscuta obtusiflora subsp. latiloba Cuscuta obtusiflora subsp. obtusiflora