Cuscuta epithymum

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:
Subspecies: C. e. subsp. alba – C. e. subsp. angustissima – C. e. subsp. epithymum – C. e. subsp. kotschyi

Varietates: C. e. var. rubella – C. e. var. sagittanthera – C. e. var. scabrella

Name

Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L., Amoen. Acad. 4: 478 (1759).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Cuscuta europaea var. epithymum L., Sp. Pl.: 124 (1753).
Homotypic
- Lepimenes epithymum (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 91 (1838).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- - Albania, Austria, Belgium, Baleares, England, Bulgaria, Corsica, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece (incl. Kiklades), Crete, East Aegaean Isl., Rhodos, Ireland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Serbia & Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia, Portugal, Malta, Norway, Poland, Romania, ?Sardinia, Sicily, Sweden, Crimea, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, C-, E- & N-European Russia, Ukraine, Cyprus (N-Cyprus), European Turkey
Continental: Asie
- - Northern Caucasus, Armenia, Georgia [Caucasus], Azerbaijan, Siberia (W-Siberia), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey (Inner Anatolia, N-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia), Iran (EC-Iran, N-Iran, S-Iran, W-Iran), Israel (coastal W-Israel, N-Israel, N-Negev Desert), Lebanon (C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon), Syria (C-Syrian Desert, NW-Syria, Jbel Druze), Afghanistan (Farah, Wardak)
Continental: Africa
- - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Madeira (Madeira Isl., Porto Santo Isl.), Islas Selvagens, ?Pakistani Kashmir (?Hindukush, ?Skardu)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C., 1759. Amoenitates Academici seu dissertationes variae physicae, medicae 4: 478

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cuscuta epithymum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 November 07. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2019. Cuscuta epithymum. 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 epithymum. Published online. Accessed: November 07 2019. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Cuscuta epithymum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 November 2019. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cuscuta epithymum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

العربية: حامول صعتري
čeština: Kokotice povázka
Cymraeg: Llindag
Deutsch: Quendel-Seide
English: Dodder
español: Epítimo
eesti: Liivatee-võrm
euskara: Kuskula
فارسی: سس شبدری
suomi: Apilanvieras
français: Cuscute du thym
lietuvių: Smulkusis brantas
Nedersaksies: Klein duvelsneigaoren
Nederlands: Klein warkruid
polski: Kanianka macierzankowa
português: Cabelos
slovenčina: Kukučina dúšková
svenska: Ljungsnärja