Cassytha filiformis
laurel dodder
As recorded: Cassytha filiformis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae
- Collected by
- Bristol, M.L.
- Collector number
- 2342
- Date
- September 16, 1968
- Locality
- Sale'aula. 1905-11 lava field
- Island
- Savaii
- Region
- Samoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 16, 1968, Bristol, M.L. also collected 17 other specimens.
Bruguiera gymnorhiza
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Calophyllum inophyllum
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Crotalaria micans
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Ficus obliqua
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Ficus obliqua
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Ficus tinctoria
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Geniostoma rupestre
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Geniostoma rupestre
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Glochidion ramiflorum
Botany
Guettarda speciosa
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Lepturus repens
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Premna serratifolia
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Psilotum nudum
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Rhizophora mangle
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Scaevola taccada
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Terminalia samoensis
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Volkameria inermis
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Cassytha filiformis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. 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 28869. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956185348. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/28869.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956185348 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026