Non scientific name details for cuscuta - Medicinal Plant Names Services

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Non-scientific name:

cuscuta

3 Accepted name(s) for "cuscuta":

Accepted name
Cuscuta kilimanjari Oliv.
Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L.
Cuscuta racemosa Mart.

3 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources:	Scientific names as used in medicinal source:	MPNS matched scientific names:	Accepted name:	Trade forms:	Plant parts:
PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)	Cuscuta kilimanjari Oliv.	Cuscuta kilimanjari Oliv.	Cuscuta kilimanjari Oliv.
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)	Cuscuta epithymum	Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L.	Cuscuta epithymum (L.) L.
Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)	Cuscuta racemosa Mart.	Cuscuta racemosa Mart.	Cuscuta racemosa Mart.

5 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "cuscuta":

Non-scientific names:	Class of name:	Medicinal sources:
cipó-chumbinho	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)
cipó-chumbo	Other	Med. Pl. Traded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Leitãoa et al., 2014)
cuscute	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
dodder	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)
mlangamia	Other	PROTA: Med. Pl. Trop. Africa 2 (Schmelzer et al., 2013)