Cassytha filiformis (Laurel Dodder)
Cassytha filiformis or love-vine is an orangish, wiry, parasitic vine in the family Lauraceae. It is found in coastal forests of warm tropical regions worldwide including the Americas, Indomalaya, Australasia, Polynesia and tropical Africa. It is an obligate parasite, meaning it cannot complete its life-cycle without another host plant. Research in Florida (in southeast United States) has found that love-vine inhibits gall wasps by attacking the galls (small growths on plants) that the wasps create for their young.
Cassytha filiformis is listed in the following regions:
Species information
- Cassytha filiformis Scientific name
- Laurel Dodder Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 19.26m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Location information
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Places
Bowen, QLD
