Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta

Cuscuta bonafortunae Costea & I.García

First published in Botany 89: 724 (2011)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico. It is a holoparasitic annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Costea, M., I. Garcia R., S. Stefanovic (2011). Systematics of the "horned" dodders: phylogenetic relationships, taxonomy, and two new species within the Cuscuta chapalana complex (Convolvulaceae).. Botany 89: 715-730. NRC Canada.
  • Costea, Mihai in Costea, M. (2011). emailed list of name & status changes. Personal communication from M. Costea via email 15 Oct. 2011 re: name & status changes in Cuscuta.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Costea, M., I. Garcia R., S. Stefanovic (2011). Systematics of the "horned" dodders: phylogenetic relationships, taxonomy, and two new species within the Cuscuta chapalana complex (Convolvulaceae).. Botany 89: 715-730. NRC Canada.

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