Cuscuta anguina Edgeworth, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 87. 1851; C. reflexa var. anguina (Edgeworth) Yuncker; C. reflexa var. brachystigma Engelmann.

Flowers ca. 6 mm. Corolla tube 1-2 as long as lobes. Stamens sessile at sinuses. Stigma ± erect, conical, short, almost sessile.

Some specimens are intermediate between this variety and Cuscuta reflexa var. reflexa.

Yunnan (Dali Xian) [India, Myanmar, Sikkim]