Cassytha filiformis L.

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PLANT« OF THÈ CARpLI^E ISLANDS
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Cassytha filiformi» L. _	*
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Locality Pis Island; oil north side oi Truk barrier reef.
Habitat - flat coral sand and rgck substratum, mostly planted to coconuts,
with,¿dense Brushy uhderstory toward outer Beach of Scaevola mixed
other shrubs, Messerschmidia fringing beach, wet.,
* Common on outer beach, parasitic qn various lew
Date J^ie^i3iBf546 ^	Altitude	1-2	m.
&'¦	(estimated)	S	9
Coll. F. R. Fosberg No; 24621	^	m	-
Remarks Leafless; sterna y©llowt»greeaj flowers white;
^fruit green.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Cassytha filifórmi s I»*/
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Det. J.Z. Weber
det.	‘j"uly T9 7 8
D«.C.C. Economic Survey of Micronesia
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