Cuscuta reflexa
| Cuscuta reflexa | |
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| This is the unrelated Cassytha filiformis (Lauraceae) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Cuscuta |
| Species: | C. reflexa
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| Binomial name | |
| Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.
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Cuscuta reflexa, the giant dodder,[1] is one of 100-170 species in the genus Cuscuta.
This plant species is common in the Indian Subcontinent and the Greater Himalayas.[2] This parasitic plant species is a leafless twined sprawling thin vine that grows over a host plant. This species capable of producing numerous branches which can cover the host plant within a very short period of time and suck life out of the host plant. Flowers are small, bell shaped and white in colour with yellow filaments. Fruits and seeds are produced from the flower. This species is used in producing traditional medicines for the treatment of headache, labour pain, bone fracture, fever, rheumatism etc.[2]
Gallery[]
Cuscuta reflexa grows on other plants. This is not Cuscuta reflexa
Cuscuta reflexa flowers
References[]
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Cuscuta reflexa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ a b O'Neill, A.R.; Rana, S.K. (2019). "An ethnobotanical analysis of parasitic plants (Parijibi) in the Nepal Himalaya". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 12 (14): 14. doi:10.1186/s13002-016-0086-y. PMC 4765049. PMID 26912113.
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