Cuscuta reflexa

Cuscuta reflexa, the giant dodder or ulan ulan,^[4] is one of about 220 species in genus Cuscuta, in the family Convolvulaceae.^[5] It is common in the Indian subcontinent and the Greater Himalayas and as far south as Malaysia and Indonesia.^[6] This parasitic plant species is a leafless twined sprawling thin vine that grows over a host plant, including large trees. It will make garlands hanging down from tree canopies as long as 10 metres (33 ft).^[7] The flowers are small, bell shaped and white with yellow filaments.

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

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Cuscuta reflexa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Convolvulaceae
Genus:	Cuscuta
Species:	C. reflexa
Binomial name
Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.[1]
Varieties[1]
Cuscuta reflexa var. brachystigma Engelm. Cuscuta reflexa var. reflexa
Synonyms
Species[1] Kadurias reflexa (Roxb.) Raf. Monogynella reflexa (Roxb.) Holub var. brachystigma[2] Cuscuta anguina Edgew. Cuscuta pentandra B.Heyne ex Engelm. Cuscuta reflexa var. anguina (Edgew.) C.B.Clarke var. reflexa[3] Cuscuta elatior Choisy Cuscuta grandiflora Wall. ex Choisy, nom. illeg. Cuscuta hookeri Sweet Cuscuta macrantha G.Don Cuscuta megalantha Steud. Cuscuta reflexa var. grandiflora Engelm. Cuscuta reflexa var. verrucosa (Sweet) Hook. Cuscuta verrucosa Sweet

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