ON THIS PLANT
Cuscuta reflexa, the giant dodder or ulan ulan, is one of 100-170 species in the genus Cuscuta, and is common in the Indian subcontinent and the Greater Himalayas and as far south as Malaysia and Indonesia. This parasitic plant species is a leafless twined sprawling thin vine that grows over a host plant, including large trees with garlands hanging down from the canopy as much as thirtythree feet (ten meters). Flowers are small, bell shaped and white in colour with yellow filaments. Fruits and seeds are produced from the flower.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Cuscuta
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Giant dodder en Indian dodder en Beggar weed en Devil's gut en Dodder en Dodder of thyme en Greater dodder en Hell weed en Lesser dodder en Scald weed en Strangle tare en Southern Asian dodder en Amar Bel
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