Cassytha filiformis belongs to the family Lauraceae which has members like the cinnamon and advocado. It is a parasite - note the foot like appendages penetrating into the woody stem of the host plant.
Its pantropical in distribution. Get more photos, references and DNA sequences from this site.
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