Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Cuscuta chinensis Lam. has found its use as a
traditional medicine in China, Korea, Pakistan, Vietnam, India and Thailand. It is commonly …

• Premise of the study: The parasitic genus Cuscuta, containing some 200 species
circumscribed traditionally in three subgenera, is nearly cosmopolitan, occurring in a wide …

Cuscuta (dodders, Convolvulaceae) is one of the largest and most economically important
lineages of parasitic plants. The genus has a sub-cosmopolitan distribution with more than …

In our study, we investigated some physiological and ecological aspects of the life of
Cuscuta racemosa Mart.(Convolvulaceae) plants with the hypothesis that they recognise …

Parasitic life is an example of interaction between two species. The result is positive for one
and negative for another. Parasitic plants are more evolved than other species in the same …

Background The climate is the dominant factor that affects the distribution of plants. Cuscuta
chinensis is a stem holoparasitic plant without leaves or roots, which develops a haustorium …

Cuscuta (dodders) is a group of parasitic plants with tremendous economic and ecological
significance. Their seeds are often described as “simple” or “unspecialized” because they do …

Some parasitic plants are major pests in agriculture, but how this might be affected by
climate change remains largely unknown. In this study, we assessed this question for five …

The distribution of Cuscuta subg. Grammica sect. Cleistogrammica (Cuscuta pentagona
clade) is centered in North America (C. campestris, C. glabrior, C. harperi, C. pentagona, C …

PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Dispersal of parasitic Cuscuta species (dodders) worldwide has
been assumed to be largely anthropomorphic because their seeds do not match any …