Characteristics
Dicots
Cassytha filiformis L.
LOVE VINE; DEVIL'S GUT
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Cassytha filiformis is able to parasitize a wide range of species, being observed on 81 different species and 45 families in the Bahamas (Werth et al. 1979). Cassytha has flowers well-spaced and solitary at a node with the fruits as berries, differing from Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae) with densely flowered inflorescences and fruits as dry capsules.
Native FAC (NWPL)
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Classification
LAURALES
Cassytha filiformis L. - LOVE VINE; DEVIL'S GUT
Citation
CASSYTHA FILIFORMIS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 35. 1753.
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INDIA: Without data, Osbeck s.n. (lectotype: LINN 519.1). Lectotypified by Imchanitzkaja, Novit. Syst. Pl. Vasc. 11: 208. 1974.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Cassytha filiformis - 10
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Cassytha filiformis - 10
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Cassytha filiformis - 25
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Cassytha filiformis - 25
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Cassytha filiformis - 31
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Cassytha filiformis - 69
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Cassytha filiformis - 69
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Cassytha filiformis - 258
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Cassytha filiformis - 303
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