Cassytha glabella
A slender, hemi-parasitic vine with sweet, mucousy fruit.
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Cassytha glabella, known as slender devil's twine, is a hemi-parasitic climbing plant found in moister parts of Australia. Its stems are about 0.5 mm in diameter, and it bears small, round, juicy fruit that are sweet and mucousy to taste. The species was first described in scientific literature in 1810 by Robert Brown.
Scientific classification
- CladeTracheophytes
- CladeAngiosperms
- CladeMagnoliids
- OrderLaurales
- FamilyLauraceae
- GenusCassytha
- SpeciesCassytha glabella
Named by R.Br.
Close relatives
Other species of Cassytha with a Codexery entry.
- Cassytha pubescens Cassytha pubescens
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Cassytha glabella (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where the cassytha glabella has been recorded
Each dot is a place where the species has been observed and reported (23,269 records, half-degree grid) — not a modelled range. 130 inland records left out (institution coordinates).
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- glabella
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- Wikipedia: Cassytha glabella (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Occurrence records: GBIF (CC0 / CC BY). Basemap: Natural Earth (public domain).
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