Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database
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Cuscuta sandwichiana |
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Description Cuscuta sandwichiana is a parasitic twining vine. The thin, leafless stems are yellow to yellow-orange. The 1/16 inch yellowish flowers grow in small clusters long the stems. (Bornhorst 1996; Wagner 1990) |
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Habitat and Geographic Range Cuscuta sandwichiana is an endemic plant. It grows in coastal areas with sandy soils at elevations ranging from sea level to 975 feet. It parasitizes a variety of other indigenous and endemic plants on all of the main Hawaiian islands except Kaua'i and Kaho'olawe. (Wagner 1990) |
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Propagation by Seeds The seed capsules of Cuscuta sandwichiana are 1/16 inch in diameter and round. The tiny seeds are dark reddish brown. The seeds can be smeared onto the stems of a host plant (preferably a relatively undesirable one). They will often germinate and parasitize the host plant. (Bornhorst 1996; Wagner 1990) |
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Propagation by Cuttings Cuscuta sandwichiana can also be grown by wrapping cuttings around host plants such as weeds or other unwanted plants. (Bornhorst 1996) |
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Propagation by Division Not applicable. |
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Propagation by Air Layers Not applicable. |
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Propagation by Grafting Not applicable. |
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Propagation by Tissue Culture No information located to date. |
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References Bornhorst, Heidi L. 1996. Growing native Hawaiian plants: a how-to guide for the gardener. Honolulu: The Bess Press. p. 49-50. Wagner, Warren L., Darrel R. Herbst, and S. H. Sohmer. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i. 2 vols., Bishop Museum Special Publication 83. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press and Bishop Museum Press. p. 582-583. |
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16 February 2002
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