| Cuscuta reflexa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Cuscuta |
| Species: | C. reflexa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuscuta reflexa | |
| Varieties [1] | |
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| Synonyms | |
Species [1]
var. brachystigma [2]
var. reflexa [3]
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Cuscuta reflexa, the giant dodder or ulan ulan, [4] is one of about 220 species in genus Cuscuta , in the family Convolvulaceae. [5] It is common in the Indian subcontinent and the Greater Himalayas and as far south as Malaysia and Indonesia. [6] This parasitic plant species is a leafless twined sprawling thin vine that grows over a host plant, including large trees. It will make garlands hanging down from tree canopies as long as 10 metres (33 ft). [7] The flowers are small, bell shaped and white with yellow filaments.
