Convolvulaceae
Cuscuta

Cuscuta chapalana Yunck.

First published in Illinois Biol. Monogr. 6: 118 (1921)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Mexico. It is a holoparasitic annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Southwest

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Carranza, E. (2008). Convolvulaceae II. Flora del Bajío y de regiones adyacentes 155: 1-107.
  • Costea, M., I. Garcia R., S. Stefanovic (2011). Systematics of the "horned" dodders: phylogenetic relationships, taxonomy, and two new species within the Cuscuta chapalana complex (Convolvulaceae).. Botany 89: 715-730. NRC Canada.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Yuncker, T.G. (1932). The genus Cuscuta. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 18: 113-331. New York Botanical Garden.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Costea, M., I. Garcia R., S. Stefanovic (2011). Systematics of the "horned" dodders: phylogenetic relationships, taxonomy, and two new species within the Cuscuta chapalana complex (Convolvulaceae).. Botany 89: 715-730. NRC Canada.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0