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Cassytha filiformis L. kas-SITH-ee-a -- from the Greek word kassyo (sew, patch) ...
Dave's Botanary fil-ih-FOR-miss -- thread-like ...
Dave's Botanary commonly known as: air creeper, devil's gut, dodder laurel, green thread creeper, love vine, moss creeper, Sita’s yarn, princess hair, woe vine • Assamese: আকাশী লতা akakhi lota • Gujarati: સોનવેલ sonvel, સ્વર્ણવલ્લી swarnavalli • Hindi: आकासबेल akasbel, अमरबेल amarbel • Kannada: ಆಕಾಶಬಳ್ಳಿ akasha balli, ಅಮರ ಬಳ್ಳಿ amaru balli, ಮಂಗನ ಉಡಿದಾರ mangana udidara • Konkani: आंकासवेल ankasvel • Malayalam: ആകാശവള്ളി akasavalli • Marathi: आकाशवेल akashvel, अमरवेल amarvel • Sanskrit: आकाशवल्ली akashavalli, अमरवल्लरी amaravallari, दुःस्पर्श duhsparsha, खवल्ली khavalli, व्योमवल्लिका vyomavallika • Tamil: எருமைக்கொற்றான் erumai-k-korran, பசுங்கொற்றான் pacu-n-korran, தூற்றுமைக்கொற்றான் turrumai-k-korran, உழிஞைக் கொடி ulinaik-koti • Telugu: ఆకాశవల్లి akashavalli, అంతర వల్లితీగ anthara vallithige, సీతమ్మనూలుపోగులు sitamma nulu pogulu, నూలు తీగ noolu thige, పచ్చి తీగ paachi thige Distribution: pantropic References:
Flowers of India •
Flora of China