Cuscuta hyalina
Also known as: Cassutha arabica DesMoul. +9 more
- Cassutha arabica DesMoul.
- Cuscuta acutissima Buchinger ex Engelm.
- Cuscuta boissieri Stocks
- Cuscuta epitribulum Schinz
- Cuscuta epitribulum Schinz ex De Wild. & T.Durand
- Cuscuta hyalina var. nubiana Yunck.
- Cuscuta oxypetala Boiss.
- Cuscuta sulcata Wall.
- Grammica arabica (Wight) DesMoul.
- Grammica hyalina (Roth) Holub
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holoparasitic annual.
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Cuscuta hyalina is a parasitic plant belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Cuscuta, which contains over 200 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Zimbabwe