Cassytha filiformis L.

  • Filed As

    Lauraceae
    Cassytha filiformis L.

  • Collector(s)

    C. Trauernicht 113, 07 Mar 2005

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nukuoro (Mun.).

  • Habitat

    Atoll littoral forest. Tropical atoll consisting of 46 small islands surround a 5 mile wide lagoon. Most inslands uninhabitated but all planted wtih coconut. Typical Pacific beach strand/littoral forest vegetation mixed with agroforest (coconut, breadfruit).

    Host: Scaevola sericea Vahl

  • Description

    Parasitic vine; stem mostly orange with some green photosynthetic sections; growing on Scaevola sericea.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 202830

    Occurrence ID: 73881fb5-d6c7-4f4a-a6da-9f6c58c29396

  • Related Publications

    [Article] Herrera, Katherine, et al. 2010. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia with Local Names and Uses. Allertonia. 10: 1-192.

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Laurales

  • Family

    Lauraceae

  • All Determinations

    Cassytha filiformis L. det T. Flynn, Dec 2005

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Nukuoro (Mun.)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2 m. (7 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    3.84389, 154.971

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