Table 1. Morphological comparison between C. mantiqueirana and C in Notes on the systematics of Cuscuta sect. Subulatae (subg. Grammica) with the description of Cuscuta mantiqueirana, a new species from Brazil

Table 1. Morphological comparison between C. mantiqueirana and C. odorata var. botryoides. CharacterCuscuta mantiqueiranaCuscuta odorata var. botryoidesStemsYellow-orange, purple-tinged or purpleYellow-orangePedicels1.5-4 mm, obconical1-3 mm, cylindricalBracts1.1-2.5 mm long2.2-3.2 mm longFlower length(4-) 5-7 mm3.8-5 mmCalyx2.8-4 mm long, divided 2/3-4/5 to the base, tube 0.5-1.5 mm long, lobes 2-2.5 mm long, ovate-oblong, longer than wide to as long as wide, the two external ones overlapping, usually not carinate, not auriculate at base.2.8-3.4 mm long, divided ca. 1/2-2/3 to the base, tube 1-2 mm, lobes ovate-round, 1-2 mm long, wider than long, the two external ones carinate, broadly overlapping, auriculate at base.Corolla(4-) 4.5-7 mm long, tube 2.1-4.6 mm long, lobes 1.8-2.5 mm long.Corolla 3.5-4.5; tube 2-3.5 mm long, lobes 1-1.8 mm long.Infrastaminal scales3-5 mm long, bridged at 0.7-1.6 mm, fimbriae 50-90, 0.5-1.2 mm long, thin-filiform without papillae.2-3.7 mm long, bridged at 1-1.5 mm, fimbriae 60-110, 0.3-0.6 mm, often with 1-2 distal papillae.StamensAnthers 0.8-1.2 mm long, filaments 0.6-0.8 mm long.Anthers 0.6-0.8 mm long, filaments 0.4-0.6 mm long.Pollen3-zonocolpate,19-29.5 μm long and 17-20 μm wide, subprolate to spheroidal or suboblate, tectum microreticulate to reticulate, lumina 0.9-3.3 μm in diameter.(3-) 4-5 colpate, 19-26 μm long and 18-26 μm wide, sphaeroidal to subsphaeroidal, tectum perforatum; puncta 0.4-1(1.2) μm in diameter.OvaryOvary apex on both sides of styles risen to form 4 lobes or projections with stomata, 0.4-0.6 mm long.Apex without lobes or projections but a few stomata may be present.Styles and stigmasStyles 0.3-0.9 mm long, 0.25-0.5 mm thick, cylindrical or slightly subulate, sometimes also with stomata at their base; stigmas 0.35-0.5 mm long and 0.5-0.7 mm wideStyles 0.8-3 mm long, 0.25-0.35 mm thick, cylindrical; stigmas 0.3-0.4 mm long and 0.3-0.5 mm wide.CapsuleStomatiferous lobes form a collar around the large interstylar apertureWithout a collar around the large interstylar aperture.DistributionBrazil: Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.Argentina: Misiones; Brazil: Paraná, Santa Catarina.Elevation800-2360 m3-150 mEcologyMontane rain forestResting in a forest or near rivers