Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta
Cuscuta balansae

Cuscuta balansae var. mossamedensis (Hiern) Yunck.

First published in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 291 (1932)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Angola. It is a holoparasitic annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Costea, M. in Costea, Mihai (2011-Sept-30). Cuscuta names missing. personal communication (email) 30 Sept. 2011: "Cuscuta names missing".
  • 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.
  • Deroin, T. (2001). Convolvulaceae. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (Plantes Vasculaires) 171: 11-287. Typographie Firmin-Didot et Cie., Paris.
  • 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:

  • Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Cuscutaceae. Flora Zambesiaca 8(1): 130-135. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Cuscuta planiflora.]
  • 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 planiflora.]

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

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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