Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta

Cuscuta gymnocarpa Engelm.

First published in Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1: 496 (1859)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Galápagos. It is a holoparasitic annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Galápagos

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Progel, A. in Martius, C.F.P.von & auct. suc. (eds.) (1869). Cuscutaceae. Flora Brasiliensis 7: 372-389 +406.
  • Wiggins, I.L. in Wiggins, I.L & D.M. Porter (1971). Convolvulaceae. Flora of the Galápagos Islands: 367-383. Stanford University Press.
  • Yuncker, T.G. (1932). The genus Cuscuta. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 18: 113-331. New York Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Wiggins, I.L. in Wiggins, I.L & D.M. Porter (1971). Convolvulaceae. Flora of the Galápagos Islands: 367-383. Stanford University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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