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Cassytha filiformis
laurel dodder
As recorded: Cassytha filiformis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Sachet, M.-H.F. Raymond Fosberg →M.-H Sachet →
- Collector number
- 63269
- Date
- July 5, 1982
- Locality
- Temehani Rahi plateau
- Island
- Raiatea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 625 m
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 5, 1982, Fosberg, F.R.; Sachet, M.-H. also collected 19 other specimens.
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Astronia
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Crossostylis biflora
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Decaspermum fruticosum
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Emilia sonchifolia
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Gahnia schoenoides
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Garnotia stricta
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Glochidion emarginatum
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Glochidion myrtifolium
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Ixora raiateensis
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Machaerina bidwellii
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Melastoma malabathricum
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Odontosoria chinensis
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Pandanus tectorius
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Pandanus tectorius
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Sclerotheca raiateensis
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Xylosma
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Cassytha filiformis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. 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 607547. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956683204. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/607547.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956683204 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026