Cuscuta japonica




Family Convolvulaceae
Tribe Cuscuteae
Scientific name Cuscuta japonica Choisy
Synonyms Cuscuta colorans Maximowicz; Cuscuta japonica Choisy var. paniculata Engelmann; Cuscuta japonica Choisy var. thyrsoidea Engelmann; Cuscuta reflexa Roxburgh var. densiflora Bentham; Cuscuta systyla Maximovicz; Monogynella japonica (Choisy) Hadač & Chrtek
Common name (Japanese common name) nenashi-kazura (ネナシカズラ, 根無葛 [meaning: rootless vine])
(English common name) Japanese dodder
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia. Korea, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, Vietnam
Habitat Field
Chromosomal number 2n=56
Description Flowers white corollas ca. 4mm long, flowering in August to October. Fruits ca. 4mm long. Vine. Annual plants.
Reference Cuscuta japonica Choisy
Cuscuta japonica Choisy
Cuscuta japonica Choisy
Benzoylaminoalkylenephosphonic acids or esters thereof, herbicidal compositions containing same and their herbicidal use (US Patent 4685952/1987)
Ketol fatty acid derivatives and plant growth regulators (US Patent 7348457/2008)
New saponin compound, saponin solution containing the same a preparation method thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions, health foods and cosmetics containing the saponin as an active component (WIPO Patent WO/2004/111069)
Compositions for the acute and/or long term treatment of periodontal diseases (WIPO Patent WO/2006/059196)
Note Naturalized plants (first reported in 1975)



September 2005
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
September 2005
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
September 2005
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden