Cuscuta liliputana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Convolvulaceae
Tribus: Cuscuteae
Genus: Cuscuta
Subgenus: Cuscuta subg. Grammica
Sectio: Cuscuta sect. Umbellatae
Species: Cuscuta liliputana

Name

Cuscuta liliputana Costea & Stefanović, Botany 86: 802 (2008).

• Typus: New Mexico, Sierra County, 3 miles out of Hillsboro, 5500 feet, 9 Sep 1904, O.B.Metcalfe 1290 (Holotype: UNM, isotypes: ARIZ, MO, NMC, NY, UNM, WLU)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Stefanović, S. & Costea, M. 2008. Reticulate evolution in the parasitic genus Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae): over and over again. Botany 86(8): 791–808. DOI: 10.1139/B08-033 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cuscuta liliputana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Cuscuta liliputana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cuscuta liliputana. Published online. Accessed: 26 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cuscuta liliputana. Accessed: 26 Nov 2025. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cuscuta liliputana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page.