Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Cassytha filiformis
laurel dodder
As recorded: Cassytha filiformis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 23838
- Date
- August 15, 1949
- Locality
- Runit Islet
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 15, 1949, St.John, H. also collected 19 other specimens.
Cenchrus brownii
Botany
Cenchrus echinatus
Botany
Ceodes grandis
Botany
Ceodes grandis
Botany
Eleusine indica
Botany
Fimbristylis cymosa
Botany
Guettarda speciosa
Botany
Heliotropium velutinum
Botany
Lepturus repens
Botany
Pandanus tectorius
Botany
Pandanus tectorius
Botany
Pandanus tectorius
Botany
Pandanus utilis
Botany
Portulaca oleracea
Botany
Portulaca pilosa
Botany
Scaevola taccada
Botany
Scytonema hofmanni
Botany
Thuarea involuta
Botany
Triumfetta procumbens
Botany
Cassytha filiformis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cassytha filiformis. BISH 151294. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956566572. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/151294.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956566572 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026