As it is very difficult to judge either of the species based on these keys, I will keep all observations at https://efloraofindia.com/efi/cuscuta-campestris/ under *Cuscuta chinensis* Lam. for the time being.
On Sat, 6 Sept 2025 at 15:13, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Both species are very close. Pl. see the keys from Flora of Pakistan > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=108730>: > > 13 (12) > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=108730#KEY-1-12> > Petals > triangular; sepal lobes triangular-ovate, forming carina near the tip, > 2-2.5 mm long; bract keeled; filament flat 13 Cuscuta chinensis > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200018812> > + Petals oblong-elliptical; sepal lobes oval to orbicular, not forming > carina near the tips, 1.2-1.5 mm long; bracts not keeled; filament subulate > 14 Cuscuta campestris > <http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200018811> > > Illustration at > http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=85800&flora_id=2 > Sepal lobes are not clear in the posted images. > > Both species are reported from India, but we have kept everything at > https://efloraofindia.com/efi/cuscuta-campestris/ > > > > > > > On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 at 11:48, Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *According to the POWO , CoL, GBIF and WP, Cuscuta pentagona *Engelm. >> has got no distribution near Nepal and India and most of the Asian countries >> and also *Cuscuta campestris* Yunck is not the syn. as they are >> mentioned as separate sps. >> >> I am wondering if this could be *Cuscuta chinensis *Lam. since it is >> recorded in Nepal. It is recorded form the Kirtipur which is the same >> locality of Chobhar. >> http://plantdatabase.kath.gov.np/plants/cuscuta-chinensis-lam-kath122054 >> http://plantdatabase.kath.gov.np/plants/cuscuta-chinensis-lam-kath122046 >> http://plantdatabase.kath.gov.np/plants/cuscuta-chinensis-lam-kath122043 >> >> Thank you. >> >> Saroj Kasaju >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 22, 2021 at 2:23 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear Members, >>> >>> Location: Dailekh, West Nepal >>> Altitude: 1700 m. >>> Date: 13 August 2021 >>> Habit : Wild >>> Cuscuta pentagona Engelm. ?? >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Saroj Kasaju >>> >> > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg, > https://efloraofindia.com/ > -- With regards, J.M.Garg, https://efloraofindia.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFAvTiihyDsaBz5nB9aCv4ghZnuTBdFjGqqxn4UpwHFMBw%40mail.gmail.com.
