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Cuscuta pentagona

Engelm. (1842)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Solanales Family: Convolvulaceae Genus: Cuscuta

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Amer. J. Sci. Arts 43: 340 (1842)

Other References

Imada & Kennedy 2020:74 (NEWNAT/O, WM, H, KEY)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. w maui, wailuku district, wailuku Growing roadside on Asystasia gangetica. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oppenheimer, h.l. collector number: h50115 Maui BISH 5/17/2001
2 Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. univ. hawaii campus, dole street PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 1932 BISH 2/2/1986
3 Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. lanikai, in vacant lot near intersection of mokulua and mokumaum streets over Asystasia and grasses PRESERVED_SPECIMEN jacobson, j.d. jacobson, s. Oahu BISH 11/6/1985
4 Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. Saddle Road, between Hilo and Kona roadside PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Welch, W.H. 16704 Hawaii BISH 2/22/1955
5 Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. honolulu, frank street, lower st.louis heights climbing on a cultivated Vitex hedge in a private residence PRESERVED_SPECIMEN nagata, k.m. collector number: 1244 Oahu BISH 2/10/1975
6 Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. saddle road, between hilo and kona roadside PRESERVED_SPECIMEN welch, w.h. collector number: 16704 Hawaii BISH 2/22/1955
7 Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. W Maui, Wailuku District, Wailuku Growing roadside on Asystasia gangetica. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. H50115 Maui BISH 5/17/2001
8 Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. Honolulu, Frank Street, lower St.Louis Heights climbing on a cultivated Vitex hedge in a private residence PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Nagata, K.M. 1244 Oahu BISH 2/10/1975
9 Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. Univ. Hawaii campus, Dole Street Parasitic vine growing in full sun. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1932 Oahu BISH 2/2/1986
10 Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. Lanikai, in vacant lot near intersection of Mokulua and Mokumaum Streets over Asystasia and grasses PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Jacobson, J.D. s.n. Oahu BISH 11/6/1985
11 Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. W Maui, Wailuku District, Wailuku Growing roadside on Asystasia gangetica. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oppenheimer, H.L. Collector Number: H50115 Maui BISH 5/17/2001
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