Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta
Cuscuta racemosa

Cuscuta racemosa var. miniata (Mart.) Engelm.

First published in Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1: 505 (1859)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Central Brazil. It is a holoparasitic annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Progel, A. in Martius, C.F.P.von & auct. suc. (eds.) (1869). Cuscutaceae. Flora Brasiliensis 7: 372-389 +406.
  • 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:

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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Yuncker, T.G. (1932). The genus Cuscuta. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 18: 113-331. New York Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2006 Menezes, N.L. [CFCR1196] Brazil K000945466 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Arbo, M.M.; Menezes, N.L.; Schinini, A.T.; Campos, M.T.V.A. [5100] Brazil K000945464 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Cordeiro, I.; Pirani, J.R.; Wagner, H.L.; Hensold, N. [CFSC8211] Brazil K000945465 Yes
Jan 1, 1857 Langsdorff [s.n.] Brazil K000196103 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000196102 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brazil K000196104 Unknown Type Material Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [19676] Brazil K000196105 Type Yes
Vauthier [252] Brazil K000196101 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • 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