Cuscuta chinensis var. chinensis
Chinese Dodder
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Convolvulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holoparasitic annual.
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Cuscuta chinensis var. chinensis (commonly known as Chinese dodder) is a parasitic plant belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, this variety is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Cuscuta chinensis, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Russian Far East, West Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Madagascar, Manchuria, Mongolia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Primorye, Qinghai, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Xinjiang
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