Biology:Cassytha racemosa
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Cassytha racemosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | Cassytha |
| Species: | C. racemosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Cassytha racemosa | |
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Cassytha racemosa var. genuina Hochr. | |
Cassytha racemosa (common name - dodder laurel) is a parasitic perennial in the Lauraceae family.[4] It is found in Western Australia.[3]
The species was first described in 1845 by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck from specimen 1623 found near the town of Fremantle growing on Melaleuca huegelii.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cassytha racemosa Nees". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/55311.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Meisner, C.D.F. (1845). Lehmann, J.G.C.. ed. "Laurineae". Plantae Preissianae 1 (4): 621. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/498794.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Cassytha racemosa Nees | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:463223-1. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ↑ "Cassytha racemosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2957.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15604067 entry
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