Cuscuta europaea

Cuscuta europaea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Solanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Solanales

Familia: Convolvulaceae
Tribus: Cuscuteae
Genus: Cuscuta
Subgenus: C. subg. Cuscuta
Species: Cuscuta europaea
Varietates: C. e. var. europaea – C. e. var. indica – C. e. var. nepalensis

Name

Cuscuta europaea L., Sp. Pl.: 124 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cuscuta filiformis Lam., Fl. Franç. 2: 307 (1779), nom. superfl.
  • Cuscuta tetrandra Moench, Methodus: 461 (1794), nom. superfl.
  • Cuscuta vulgaris Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 289 (1805), nom. superfl.
  • Cuscuta urceolata Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 238 (1812), nom. superfl.
  • Cuscuta europaea var. legitima Aresch., Revis. Cuscut. Sueciae: 15 (1853), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Eurasia Temp. Eurasia to N. India References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 124. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cuscuta europaea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 07. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Cuscuta europaea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cuscuta europaea. Published online. Accessed: November 07 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Cuscuta europaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 November 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cuscuta europaea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

العربية: حامول أوروبي
azərbaycanca: Avropa qızılsarmaşığı
български: Кукувича прежда
čeština: kokotice evropská
Cymraeg: Llindag mawr
Deutsch: Nessel-Seide
English: greater dodder, European dodder
eesti: Harilik võrm
فارسی: سس اروپایی
suomi: Euroopanvieras
français: Cuscute d'Europe, Grande cuscute
hrvatski: Europska vilina kosa
lietuvių: Paprastasis brantas
latviešu: Eiropas vija
Nederlands: Groot warkruid
norsk nynorsk: Neslesnikjetråd
norsk: Neslenyltetråd
polski: kanianka pospolita
русский: Повилика европейская
slovenčina: kukučina európska
shqip: Kuskuta evropiane
svenska: Nässelsnärja
தமிழ்: கஸ்குட்டா யூரோப்பியா
українська: Повитиця європейська
中文: 欧洲菟丝子

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