| Australian dodder | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Cuscuta |
| Species: | C. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cuscuta australis | |
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| Occurrence data from GBIF [3] | |
| Synonyms [4] | |
|
Cuscuta obtusiflora var. australis (
R.Br.)
Engelm. | |
Cuscuta australis, commonly known as Australian dodder, is a herb in the family Convolvulaceae. [1]
The annual parasitic twining herb or climber that is associated with many hosts. It blooms between November and March producing 5-merous [5] white-cream-yellow flowers [1] in compact clusters on pedicels which are less than 2.5 millimetres (0.1 in) long. [5] The lobes are rounded-triangular and shorter than or equal in length to the corolla tube. [5] It parasitises both native and exotic plants. [5] To maximize its seed yield, it synchronizes its flowering to that of its host plant via detection of a signaling protein in the host. [6]
In Western Australia, it is found in a small area in the Fitzgerald River National Park in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay soils. [1] It is also found in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, [5] and New Guinea [7]
It is found widely throughout the world and considered native to Europe, tropical Asia, Africa, Australasia and temperate Asia. [4]
C. australis was first described by Robert Brown in 1810. [2] [1] The type specimen, BM00016305, [8] was collected on 25 September 1802 at Broad Sound, Queensland, Australia by Robert Brown.
- ^ a b c d e "Cuscuta australis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae 491
- ^ GBIF.org (26 June 2018) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.gqc46w Cuscuta australis R.Br.
- ^ a b Govaerts, R.; et al. "Cuscuta australis". Plants of the world online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Johnson, R.W. (1992). "Cuscuta australis". Plant NET New South Wales Flora online. National Herbarium of NSW, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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^ Shen, G., Liu, N., Zhang, J., Xu, Y., Baldwin, I. T., Wu, J. (2020-08-31).
"Cuscuta australis (dodder) parasite eavesdrops on the host plants' FT signals to flower". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117 (37): 23125–23130.
Bibcode:
2020PNAS..11723125S.
doi:
10.1073/pnas.2009445117.
PMC
7502711.
PMID
32868415.
S2CID
221404792.
{{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ AVH: Cuscuta australis occurrence data (Distribution map) Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Retrieved 26 June 2018
- ^ "Type of Cuscuta australis R.Br". Global Plants. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
| Australian dodder | |
|---|---|
|
| |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Cuscuta |
| Species: | C. australis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Cuscuta australis | |
|
| |
| Occurrence data from GBIF [3] | |
| Synonyms [4] | |
|
Cuscuta obtusiflora var. australis (
R.Br.)
Engelm. | |
Cuscuta australis, commonly known as Australian dodder, is a herb in the family Convolvulaceae. [1]
The annual parasitic twining herb or climber that is associated with many hosts. It blooms between November and March producing 5-merous [5] white-cream-yellow flowers [1] in compact clusters on pedicels which are less than 2.5 millimetres (0.1 in) long. [5] The lobes are rounded-triangular and shorter than or equal in length to the corolla tube. [5] It parasitises both native and exotic plants. [5] To maximize its seed yield, it synchronizes its flowering to that of its host plant via detection of a signaling protein in the host. [6]
In Western Australia, it is found in a small area in the Fitzgerald River National Park in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay soils. [1] It is also found in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, [5] and New Guinea [7]
It is found widely throughout the world and considered native to Europe, tropical Asia, Africa, Australasia and temperate Asia. [4]
C. australis was first described by Robert Brown in 1810. [2] [1] The type specimen, BM00016305, [8] was collected on 25 September 1802 at Broad Sound, Queensland, Australia by Robert Brown.
- ^ a b c d e "Cuscuta australis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae 491
- ^ GBIF.org (26 June 2018) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.gqc46w Cuscuta australis R.Br.
- ^ a b Govaerts, R.; et al. "Cuscuta australis". Plants of the world online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Johnson, R.W. (1992). "Cuscuta australis". Plant NET New South Wales Flora online. National Herbarium of NSW, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
-
^ Shen, G., Liu, N., Zhang, J., Xu, Y., Baldwin, I. T., Wu, J. (2020-08-31).
"Cuscuta australis (dodder) parasite eavesdrops on the host plants' FT signals to flower". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117 (37): 23125–23130.
Bibcode:
2020PNAS..11723125S.
doi:
10.1073/pnas.2009445117.
PMC
7502711.
PMID
32868415.
S2CID
221404792.
{{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ AVH: Cuscuta australis occurrence data (Distribution map) Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Retrieved 26 June 2018
- ^ "Type of Cuscuta australis R.Br". Global Plants. Retrieved 26 June 2018.