Cuscuta babylonica
Cuscuta babylonica is a species of parasitic plants in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. It is found in Iraq and Turkmenistan.
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: | Cuscuta |
| Species: | C. babylonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuscuta babylonica | |
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Cuscuta babylonica var. elegans (Boiss. & Balansa) Engelm. | |
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The plant shows supernumerary chromosomes which are holocentric during meiosis.
It is a parasite of Carthamus glaucus.
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