Cassytha filiformis L.

  • Filed As

    Lauraceae
    Cassytha filiformis L.

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 8440 with R. Souza, R. Reis dos Santos, 18 Sep 1965

  • Location

    Brazil. Distrito Federal. Rio Torto, immediately N. of Brasília.

  • Habitat

    In marshy area. Gallery forest and adjacent marshy campo.

  • Description

    Parasitic on various shrubs. Stems orange-brown. Flowers white. Fruit yellow brown. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00894343

    Occurrence ID: 18247bbb-b7e8-4104-b2cb-7e14d557e2f8

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Laurales

  • Family

    Lauraceae

  • All Determinations

    Cassytha filiformis L. det H. H. van der Werff, 1984

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Distrito Federal

  • Locality

    Rio Torto, immediately N. of Brasília

  • Elevation

    Alt. 975 m. (3199 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.72, -47.88

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
Distrito Federal
**	L.
Parasitic on various shrubs in marshy area*
Stems orange-brown* Flowers white# Fruit
yellow-brown. Gallery forest and adjacent
marshy campo, Rio Torto, immediately N* of
Brasilia, D.F. Elevation 975 m.
<EW Y0£
BOTANICAL
Garden
H. S. Irwin, R. Souza,
R. Reis dos Santos
18 September 196$
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Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidade de Brasilia,
Institute Agrondmico do Norte, and the Ministirio da Agricultura. Supported in
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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