Cuscuta sect. Epistigma
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Solanales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Convolvulaceae
Tribus: Cuscuteae
Genus: Cuscuta
Subgenus: Cuscuta subg. Cuscuta
Sectio: Cuscuta sect. Epistigma
Species: C. capitata –
C. haussknechtii –
C. janarthanamii –
C. kotschyana –
C. pedicellata –
C. pulchella
Name
Cuscuta Sect. Epistigma Engelm., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1: 471. (1859)
- Type species: Cuscuta pedicellata Ledeb., designated by Costea et al. (2015)
Synonyms
- Heterotypic
- Cuscuta sect. Clistococca Engelm., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1: 473. (1859)
- Type: Cuscuta capitata Roxb.
- Cuscuta sect. Clistococca Engelm., Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1: 473. (1859)
References
Primary references
- Engelmann, G. 1859. Systematic Arrangement of the Species of the Genus Cuscuta, with critical Remarks on old species and decriptions of new ones. Transactions of the Academy of Science of Saint Louis 1: 453–523. BHL Reference page. p.471.
- Costea, M., García, M.Á. & Stefanović, S. 2015. A phylogenetically based infrageneric classification of the parasitic plant genus Cuscuta (dodders, Convolvulaceae). Systematic Botany 40(1): 269–285. DOI: 10.1600/036364415X686567
ResearchGate Reference page.
Links
- International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cuscuta sect. Epistigma. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 29 2025. Reference page.