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CUSCUTA VIOLACEUS (CUSCUTACEAE), A NEW SPECIES FROM PAKISTAN M.T. M. RAJPUT AND SALEHA TAHIR SYEDA Abstract: Cuscuta violaceus a new species of the family Cuscutaceae is described from Pakistan. During a review of the family Cuscutaceae in Pakistan, we examined all the herba¬rium specimens of genus Cuscuta present in Pakistani herbaria and the collection of this genus from Pakistan present in overseas herbaria. Rajput & Syeda (1986) reported 14 species of the genus Cuscuta from Pakistan. According to Yuncker’s system, (Yuncker, 1932), a new species identified can be placed with the members of Section Monogynella of sub-genus Monogyna. Department of Botany, University of Sind, Jamshoro, Sind, Pakistan. |
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