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Family Lauraceae

HAWAII - INDIGENOUS

Cassytha filiformis

Kalaeloa, Oahu

KAUNA'OA PEHU    LOVE VINE    DEVIL'S GUT    DODDER

Parasitic perennial vine of dry coastal habitats.  Capable of killing valuable host plants and considered invasive.  Stout olive green to orange stems are not sticky as in Cuscuta.  Occurs in the tropics worldwide.