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Cuscuta cassytoides

Botanic Family

Convolvulaceae

Author

Nees ex Englemann

Common Names

• African Dodder

Geographical Habitats

• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Cape Provinces
• Natal
• Northern Provinces - South Africa
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Zambia

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• montane areas Parasitic on woody plants & herbs

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Parasitic twiner, stems yellow-green to brown, often with purple spots, cymes with bracts, of 4mm long yellowish-white flowers, calyx 2mm long, corolla 3.5mm long, capsule to 8mm long

Further References

• Mobot
• Jstor
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• Kew