Cuscuta chinensis

Cuscuta chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Cuscuta
Species: C. chinensis
Binomial name
Cuscuta chinensis
Lam.
Synonyms[1]
  • Cuscuta chinensis var. carinata (R. Br.) Engelm.
  • Grammica chinensis (Lam.) Hadač & Chrtek

Cuscuta chinensis Lam. is a parasitic plant in the family Convolvulaceae. It is native to China and was first described in 1786.[2]

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