Cassytha filiformis
laurel dodder
As recorded: Cassytha filiformis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W.Elizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →
- Collector number
- 332
- Date
- November 4, 1921
- Locality
- Fakahiva
- Island
- Fakahina
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cassytha filiformis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,781 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
NW Sixth St, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
(c) Ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
La Española, Santo Domingo, Región Ozama, DO
(c) natalia ortega gamez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
SR-70, Lake Placid, FL, US
(c) Heidi Kipp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Shenzhen, CN-GD, CN
(c) 鐦鍆錒/锎钔锕（Man Hoimoon）, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Sandy Point, The Bahamas
(c) dakoda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Marsh Wren Ct, Lake Worth, FL, US
(c) emilyrose219, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cassytha filiformis. BISH 151212. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956329007. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/151212.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956329007 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026