Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta

Cuscuta maroccana Trab.

First published in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53(sess. extr.): 40 (1907)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Morocco. It is a holoparasitic annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Morocco

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Trabut, L. (1907). Les Cuscutes du nord de l'Afrique. Bulletin de la Société de la France 53(sess. extr.): 34-43.
  • Walter, K.S. & Gillett, H.J. (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants: 1-865. IUCN.

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 approximata.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Cuscuta approximata.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M., & Long, G. (1986). Med-checklist 3: Dicotyledones (Convolvulaceae - Labiatae) 3: 1-395. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques, Ville de Genève.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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