GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Cuscuta spp. (i.e., dodders) are stem parasites that naturally graft to their host plants to extract water and nutrients; multiple adjacent hosts are often parasitized by one or more Cuscuta plants simultaneously, forming connected plant clusters.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to their preferred target host organ, parasitic plants are defined as either root or shoot parasites. Here, we describe the parasitic plant Cuscuta spp.-also known as dodder-which can be defined as an obligate stem holoparasite.

Detailed explanation-3: -A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host organism and gets its food from or at the expense of its host. There are three main classes of parasites that can cause disease in humans: protozoa, helminths, and ectoparasites. Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan. A microscope is necessary to view this parasite.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cuscata. Mistletoe. Australian Christmas tree (Nuytsia floribunda) Ghost plant (Monotropa uniflora) Indian paintbrush (Castilleja) Giant padma (Rafflesia arnoldii) Thurber’s stemsucker (Pilostyles thurberi) Yellow rattle. More items