The Plant List — A working list for all plant species

⚠ Version 1.1 of The Plant List has been superseded and should no longer be used.

The new version is available at http://www.worldfloraonline.org/tpl/tro-8500652. The new version is enhanced, using more data sources including Taxonomic Expert Networks and will be more frequently updated.

M Cuscuta americana L. is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Cuscuta (family Convolvulaceae).

The record derives from Tropicos (data supplied on ) which reports it as an accepted name (record 8500652) with original publication details: Sp. Pl. 1: 124 1753.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: http://ipni.org/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:267279-1.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied
Cuscuta americana var. congesta (Benth.) Progel Synonym L TRO
Cuscuta americana var. spectabilis (Choisy) Progel Synonym L TRO
Cuscuta congesta Benth. Synonym M TRO
Cuscuta graveolens Kunth Synonym M TRO
Cuscuta leiolepis Miq. Synonym M TRO
Cuscuta spectabilis Choisy Synonym M TRO
Cuscuta surinamensis Schill. Synonym M TRO

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Earlier versions

This name was in version 1 of The Plant List, record tro-8500652, and has not been changed.