Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Cuscuta acuta Engelm.

parásita de Galápagos

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Solanales

Family
Convolvulaceae

Genus
Cuscuta

Species
acuta

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

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  • Beliz, T. (1986) A revision of Cuscuta sect. Cleistogrammica using phenetic and cladistic analyses with a comparison of reproductive mechanisms and host preferences in species from California, Mexico, and Central America.
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