Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta

Cuscuta timorensis Decne. ex Engelm.

First published in Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1: 514 (1859)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Jawa to Lesser Sunda Islands, New Caledonia. It is a holoparasitic annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., New Caledonia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Costea, M. in Costea, M. (2012). pers. Comm. - status of Cuscuta timorensis vs C. cassytoides. personal communication via email dated 23 March 2012.
  • Costea, M. in Costea, Mihai (2011-Sept-30). Cuscuta names missing. personal communication (email) 30 Sept. 2011: "Cuscuta names missing".
  • Ooststroom, S.J. van & R.D. Hoogland (1953). Convolvulaceae. Flora Malesiana 4: 388-512. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • 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:

  • Deroin, T. (2001). Convolvulaceae. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (Plantes Vasculaires) 171: 11-287. Typographie Firmin-Didot et Cie., Paris. [Cited as Cuscuta cassytoides.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Cuscuta cassythoides.]
  • Heine, H. (1984). Fl. Nouv. Caléd. & Dépend. Convolvulaceae. Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 13: 1-91. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. [Cited as Cuscuta cassytoides Nees ex Engelmann.]
  • Meeuse, A.D.J. & W.G. Welman (2000). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Southern Africa 28: 1-138. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture. [Cited as Cuscuta cassytoides.]
  • Ooststroom, S.J. van (1958). Malesian CNV Addenda, corrigenda & emendanda II. Flora Malesiana 5: 558-564. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta. [Cited as Cuscuta cassytoides.]
  • Verdcourt, B. (1963). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-161. [Cited as Cuscuta cassytoides.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Heine, H. (1984). Fl. Nouv. Caléd. & Dépend. Convolvulaceae. Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances 13: 1-91. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Ooststroom, S.J. van (1958). Malesian CNV Addenda, corrigenda & emendanda II. Flora Malesiana 5: 558-564. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.

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