Cuscuta abyssinica var. ghindensis Yunck.

First published in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 288 (1932), nom. illeg. superfl.
This name is a synonym of Cuscuta planiflora var. holstii

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Getachew Aweke & S. Edwards (2006). 159B. Cuscutaceae. Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 232-234. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps. [Cited as Cuscuta planiflora Tenore.]
  • Verdcourt, B. (1957). Notes on East African Convolvulaceae (part I). Kew Bulletin 12: 334-347. [Cited as Cuscuta planiflora var. abyssinica.]
  • Verdcourt, B. (1963). Convolvulaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-161. [Cited as Cuscuta planiflora var. holstii.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Yuncker, T.G. (1932). The genus Cuscuta. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 18: 113-331. New York Botanical Garden. [Cited as Cuscuta abyssinica var. ghindensis.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • 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/
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