Nees ex Engelm., Convolvulaceae |
Present on Pacific Islands? yes
Primarily a threat at high elevations? no
Common name(s): [more details]
English: African dodder |
Habit: herb
Description: "Stems coarse, often 'with purple spots'. Flowers 2.5-4 mm long, subsessile, in few-flowered cymules arranged in paniculate spikes. Calyx cupulate, about enclosing the corolla tube, lobes ovate-orbicular, deeply divided. Corolla lobes ovate, obtuse, nearly as long as the short-cylindrical tube, erect to spreading. Anthers oval, sessile, or subsessile, at the sinus. Scales triangular, and nearly reaching the stamens, or shorter and truncated, shallowly and irregularly denticulated, bridged at various heights. Ovary globose-conic, styles united, often subulate, of various lengths, but mostly about equal to the young ovary, stigmas small, flat, commonly spreading. Capsule 5-8 mm long, globose-ovate, definitely circumscissile, carrying the withered corolla at the top; seeds about 3 mm long, hilum long, narrow, terminal" (Yuncker, 1932; p. 250).
Habitat/ecology: Parasitic on herbs and also on woody plants such as Coffea of which it might become as pest (Verdcourt, 1963; pp. 8-9). In New Caledonia, "cette espèce voyante, d'introduction paraît-il récente, existe dans des locaités trè dispersées" (MacKee, 1994; p. 40).
Propagation: Seed
Native range: Eastern and southern Africa; also naturalized (GRIN).
Presence:
Pacific | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
New Caledonia
New Caledonia |
New Caledonia Islands | Heine, Heino (1984) | |
New Caledonia
New Caledonia Archipelago |
Île Grande Terre |
introduced
invasive |
MacKee, H. S. (1994) (p. 40)
Vouchers cited: MacKee 26571, MacKee 26910, MacKee 31329, MacKee 33179, MacKee 41139 |
Pacific Rim | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Indonesia
Indonesia |
Indonesia (Republic of) |
introduced
invasive |
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Naturalized |
Also reported from | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
United States (continental except west coast)
United States (other states) |
United States (other states) |
introduced
invasive |
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
North Carolina Adventive |
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