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Cassytha filiformis (devil's gut)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Cassytha filiformis, common name love-vine, is a species of obligate parasitic vine in the family Lauraceae. The species has a pantropical distribution encompassing the Americas, Indomalaya, Australasia, Polynesia and East Africa In the Caribbean region, it is one of several plants known as Love Vine because it has a reputation as an aphrodisiac.
View Wikipedia Record: Cassytha filiformis

Attributes

Leaf Type [1]  Evergreen
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Vine

Protected Areas

Predators

Aplonis tabuensis (Polynesian starling)[3]
Candalides acasta (Blotched Blue)[4]
Candalides delospila <Unverified Name>[4]
Candalides erinus (Small Dusky-blue)[4]
Pinnaspis strachani (lesser snow scale)[5]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 4Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
♦ 5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0