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December 2023

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Cuscuta americana L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 124 (1753) Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0001297192.

Synonyms of Cuscuta americana L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Dactylepis brownei Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 125 (1838) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000156383
Eronema robinsonii Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 125 (1838) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000156408
Nemepis americana Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 91 (1838) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000157296
Nemepis prolifera Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 91 (1838) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000157298
Cuscuta congesta Benth. Bot. Voy. Sulphur : 138 (1845) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001234836
Cuscuta americana var. spectabilis (Choisy) Progel Fl. Bras. 7: 377 (1871) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001253921
Cuscuta surinamensis Schilling Descr. Pl. Lepr. : 200 (1778) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001258892
Cuscuta leiolepis Miq. Linnaea 18: 247 (1844) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001258893
Cuscuta americana var. congesta (Benth.) Progel Fl. Bras. 7: 376 (1871) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001258894
Cuscuta spectabilis Choisy Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 9: 283 (1841 publ. 1842) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001258895
Cuscuta graveolens Kunth Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 122 (1819) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001298618
Nemepis brownei Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 125 (1838) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001340251