Cuscuta campestris Yunck. Morphology, Anatomy and Traditional Use in Turkey

Year 2020, Volume: 40 Issue: 1, 1 - 10, 01.01.2020

Golshan Zare , Ali Dönmez

Abstract

Cuscuta (doder) is an achlorophyllous plant which parasites their host stem via haustoria and obtain their nutrients from them. Cuscuta seed and aerial part have extensive use in traditional medicine of Asian countries, especially in China. This genus generally called with various vernacular names and used for liver treatment in Turkey. In this study, we clarify general distribution, morphology, anatomy, seed and pollen micromorphology of Cuscuta campestris in detail. Anatomical study of reduced vegetative structure did not provide any diagnostic character while, fruit and flower morphology beside seed ornamentation and tricolpate pollen provided valuable evidence to identification of this species.

Keywords

Cuscuta campestris, holoparasite, Doder, anatomy

Project Number

TÜBİTAK- BİDEB 2216

Thanks

The authors would like to thank The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK- BİDEB 2216) for their financial support to the first author.

Cuscuta campestris Yunck.: Morfoloji, Anatomi ve Türkiye’de Geleneksel Kullanımı

Abstract

Cuscuta (cinsaçı), bitkilerin gövdesi üzerinde asalak olarak yerleşerek, emeçler yoluyla ihtiyacı olan besini onlardan elde eden, klorofilsiz bitkilerdir. Cuscuta bitkilerinin tohumları ve toprak üstü kısımları, Asya ülkeleri, özellikle Çin geleneksel tıbbında yaygın olarak kullanılmaktadır. Bu cins Türkiye’de halk arasında farklı isimlerle adlandırılır ve karaciğer rahatsızlıkları, yaralar, siyatik ağrısı, iktidarsızlık, safra kesesi tedavisi için ve müshil olarak kullanılır. Bu çalışmada, Cuscuta campestris’in genel dağılımı, morfolojisi, anatomisi, tohum ve polen mikromorfolojisi ayrıntılı olarak çalışılmıştır. İndirgenmiş vejetatif yapısının anatomik olarak araştırılması herhangi bir tanısal özellik sunmazken, çiçek morfolojisi bu türlerin tanımlanması için değerli kanıtlar sağlamıştır.

Keywords

Cuscuta campestris, tamparazit, Cinsaçı, anatomi

Project Number

TÜBİTAK- BİDEB 2216

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