Cassytha filiformis L.

• Region

  Africa

• Country

  Madagascar

• Locality

  Toliara. About 19 road-km NNW of Tulear (Toliara) on Route Nationale 9 about 2 km N of Songoritela on way to Morombe

• Coordinates

  -23.2, 43.62

• Location Notes

  [Africa]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Tignt reserved Botanical Garden
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BOTANICAL
Gardet*
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
 04775205
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Material collected jointly by the Missouri Botanical Garden (USA),
the Centre National de Recherches Pharmaceutiques (Madagascar), and
the Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza (Madagascar),
with collaboration from the National Cancer Institute (USA).
MADAGASCAR
LAURACEAE
Cassytha filiformis L.
Det. J. Zarucchi 1991
TOLIARA
About 19 road-km NNW of Tulear
(Toliara) on Route Nationale 9 about 2
km N of Songoritela on way to Morombe;
coastal dry scrub vegetation.
Collected with Etienne Rakotobe*
Sylvain Georges Razafimandrimbison &
Amy Pool.
23°12 *S 43°37'E	sea level
Extensive twining heliophytic parasite
in shrubs and trees; plant green to
greenish orange in older parts; flowers
creamcolored.
9 June 1991
James L. Zarucchi et al. 7577
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
NCI #:
Plant Q66V-0942-L
9 June 1991
James L. Zarucchi et al. 7577
MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
04775205