Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta

Cuscuta racemosa Mart.

First published in Reise Bras. 1: 286 (1823)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Brazil. It is a holoparasitic annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bianchini, R.S., Ferreira, P.P.A. in Forzza, R.C. et al. (2010). Convolvulaceae. Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Johnson, R.W. (2012). Convolvulaceae. Australian Plant Census Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria.
  • Progel, A. in Martius, C.F.P.von & auct. suc. (eds.) (1869). Cuscutaceae. Flora Brasiliensis 7: 372-389 +406.
  • Webb, C.J., W.R. Sykes, & P.J. Garnock-Jones (1988). Fl. New Zealand Convolvulaceae - naturalised. Flora of New Zealand 4: 547-560+1289. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Yuncker, T.G. (1932). The genus Cuscuta. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 18: 113-331. New York Botanical Garden.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Dobignard, A. & C. Chatelain in Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Convolvulaceae. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 331-351. Conservatoire et Jardin Botanique de la ville de Genève. [Cited as Cuscuta suaveolens Ser..]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bianchini, R.S., Ferreira, P.P.A. in Forzza, R.C. et al. (2010). Convolvulaceae. Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2006 Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [7843] Brazil K000945477 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Usteri [136] Brazil K000945474 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Jañsson, G. [238a] Brazil K000945476 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Usteri, A. [138] Brazil K000945475 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Usteri [137] Brazil K000945473 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Hatschbach, G.G.; Schinini, A.; Silva, J.M. [64867] Brazil K000945468 Yes
Apr 4, 1991 Hoehne, W. [s.n.] Brazil K000945485 Yes
May 21, 1956 Hoehne, W. [s.n.] Brazil K000945470 Yes
Sep 7, 1926 Weir, J. [405] Brazil K000945480 Yes
Sep 7, 1926 Glaziou, A. [20422] Brazil K000945482 Yes
Jan 30, 1926 Ball, J. [s.n.] Brazil K000945471 Yes
Jan 1, 1857 Graham [s.n.] Brazil K000945483 Yes
Jan 1, 1857 Graham [s.n.] Brazil K000945484 Yes
Burchell [6803/2] Brazil K000945489 Yes
Gardner [5555] Brazil K000945486 Yes
Glaziou, A. [19677] Brazil K000945481 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [16106] Brazil K000945469 Yes
Hensold, N.; Oliveira, C.R.; Kawasaki, M.L. [CFCR2676] Brazil K000945467 Yes
Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [8054A] Brazil K000945472 Yes
Burchell [2739] Brazil K000945478 Yes
Harley, R.M. [16106] Brazil K:SPC-52024.000 No
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000945490 Yes
Miers, J. [3430] Brazil K000945491 Yes
Preston, T.A. [s.n.] Brazil K000945479 Yes
Gardner [544] Brazil K000945487 Yes
Burchell [6674] Brazil K000945488 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0