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Cassytha filiformis L.

[ Family : Lauraceae ]

[ Synonyms : Calodium cochinchinensis Lour.; Cassytha americana Nees ; Cassytha aphylla (Forssk.) Raeusch.; Cassytha brasiliensis Mart. ex Nees ; Cassytha corniculata Burm.f.; Cassytha cuscutiformis F. Muell.; Cassytha guineensis Schumach. & Thonn.; Cassytha macrocarpa Guillaumin ; Cassytha senegalensis A. Chev.; Cassytha timoriensis Gandoger ; Cassytha zeylanica Gaertn ; Volutella aphylla Forssk. ]

[ Common name (Local) : Akash bel ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Akash bel | Sanskrit : Akasavalli | Hindi : Akash bel | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Devil's gut, Eastern Hemlock-spruce, Green thread creeper, Love vine, Seashore dodder | Other Languages : Akasavalli, Moodillathali (Mal.) ; Erumai-k-korran (Tam.) ; Akasa-valli (Tel.)

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