''Cuscuta reflexa'', the giant dodder or ulan ulan, is one of 100-170 species in the genus ''

Cuscuta ''Cuscuta'' (), commonly known as dodder or amarbel, is a genus of over 201 species of yellow, orange, or red (rarely green) parasitic plants. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it now is accepted as belonging in the ...

'', and is common in the

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. This parasitic plant species is a leafless twined sprawling thin vine that grows over a host plant, including large trees with garlands hanging down from the canopy as much as thirtythree feet (ten meters). Flowers are small, bell shaped and white in colour with yellow filaments. Fruits and seeds are produced from the flower.

Gallery

File:Cuscuta reflexa moodillathali 01.jpg, Cuscuta reflexa grows on other plants. This is not Cuscuta reflexa File:Cuscuta reflexa moodillathali flowers.jpg, Cuscuta reflexa flowers

References

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