Fiveangled dodder vs Amarabela

Cuscuta pentagona compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Key Differences

• Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated while Amarabela is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiveangled dodder	Amarabela
Kingdom same	Plantae (पादप)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order same	Solanales (Solanales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family same	Convolvulaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus same	Cuscuta	Cuscuta
Species	Cuscuta pentagona	Cuscuta reflexa

Evolutionary Relationship

Fiveangled dodder and Amarabela share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cuscuta.

Conservation Status

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Amarabela

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiveangled dodder	Amarabela
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Amarabela

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States