Laurel Dodder (Cassytha filiformis)
Cassytha filiformis is an obligate parasitic vine of tropical regions. Its slender, leafless, green-yellow stems twine on hosts, absorbing nutrients via haustoria. Small.
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Synonyms
Calodium cochinchinensis Lour.
Cassytha americana Nees
Cassytha aphylla Raeusch.
Cassytha archboldiana C.K.Allen
Cassytha brasiliensis Mart. ex Nees
Cassytha corniculata Burm.f.
Cassytha dissitiflora Meisn.
Cassytha guineensis Schumach. & Thonn.
Cassytha macrocarpa Guillaumin
Cassytha novoguineensis Kaneh. & Hatus.
Cassytha paradoxae Proctor
Cassytha senegalensis A.Chev.
Cassytha timoriensis Gand.
Cassytha zeylanica Gaertn.
Rumputris fasciculata Raf.
Spironema aphylla Raf.
Volutella aphylla Forssk.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderLaurales
- familyLauraceae
- genusCassytha
- speciesCassytha filiformis