Cuscuta campestris Yunck. (Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 18: 138. 1932.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Maria Galante,Martinique, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti, Navassa,], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], Bahamas (exotic), North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (Africa),
Common Names: Liane vermicelle (L. Antilles), Liane z'amitié (L. Antilles),
Synonyms: Cuscuta arvensis Beyr. ex Engelm. (in A. Gray, Manual, ed. 2, 336. 1856.), Cuscuta pentagona sensu Britton & Millsp., non Engelm. (Bahama Fl. 356. 1920.), Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. var. calycina Engelm. (Amer. J. Sci. Arts 45: 76. 1843.),
Citations:1). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 2). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 3). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 4). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 5). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 6). Liogier, A.H. 1982-2000. La flora de la Española. Univ. Central de Este, San Pedro de Macoris. Taller, República Dominicana. 7). Liogier, A.H. 1985-1997. Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. Spermatophyta. Vols. 1-5. Editorial Universitaria, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. 8). Tropicos.org. 2008. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. Website: www.tropicos.org 9). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany.
Originally in Cuscutaceae.
Last edited 21 Jul 09