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Cuscuta chinensis

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Cuscuta chinensis
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C. chinensis
Binomial name
Cuscuta chinensis
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Synonyms[1]
  • Cuscuta chinensis var. carinata (R. Br.) Engelm.
  • Grammica chinensis (Lam.) Hadač & Chrtek

Cuscuta chinensis Lam. is a parasitic plant in the family Convolvulaceae. It is native to China and was first described in 1786.[2]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List,Cuscuta chinensis
  2. ^ Lam. Encycl. 2:229. 1786