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Cyathula

Cyathula is a genus of medicinal and ornamental plants in the family Amaranthaceae. They are distributed in subtropical and tropical Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas.

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Cyathula
Cyanthula prostrata leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Cyathula
Blume
Species1

42; see text

Synonyms
  • Nelsia Schinz
  • Polyscalis Wall.
  • Sericocomopsis Schinz

Cyathula is a genus of medicinal and ornamental plants in the family Amaranthaceae. They are distributed in subtropical and tropical Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas.1

Species

42 species are accepted.1

  • Cyathula achyranthoides (Kunth) Moq.
  • Cyathula angolensis (Bamps) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
  • Cyathula biflora Schinz
  • Cyathula braunii Gilg ex Schinz
  • Cyathula capitata Moq.
  • Cyathula carsonii (Baker) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
  • Cyathula ceylanica Hook.f.
  • Cyathula confusa (C.C.Towns.) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
  • Cyathula coriacea Schinz
  • Cyathula cylindrica Moq.
  • Cyathula divulsa Suess.
  • Cyathula elegantissima (Schinz) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
  • Cyathula erinacea Schinz
  • Cyathula fernando-poensis Suess. & Friedrich
  • Cyathula heudelotii (Moq.) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
  • Cyathula hildebrandtii (Schinz) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
  • Cyathula humbertiana Cavaco
  • Cyathula involucrata (Moq.) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
  • Cyathula lanceolata Schinz
  • Cyathula madagascariensis Cavaco
  • Cyathula meruensis (Suess.) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
  • Cyathula mollis C.C.Towns.
  • Cyathula natalensis Sond.
  • Cyathula obtusifolia Cavaco
  • Cyathula officinalis K.C.Kuan – kuan, radix cyathula
  • Cyathula perrieriana Cavaco
  • Cyathula pobeguinii Jacq.-Fél.
  • Cyathula polycephala Baker
  • Cyathula porphyrargyrea (Suess. & Overkott) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
  • Cyathula prostrata (L.) Blume – prostrate pastureweed
  • Cyathula quadrangula (Engl.) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
  • Cyathula ramulosa (Hiern) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
  • Cyathula richardsiae (Suess.) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
  • Cyathula rubrolutea (Lopr.) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
  • Cyathula semirosulata Masam.
  • Cyathula sphaerocephala Baker
  • Cyathula tomentosa (Schult.) Moq.
  • Cyathula trichinioides (Suess.) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
  • Cyathula triuncinata Moq.
  • Cyathula triuncinella Schinz
  • Cyathula uncinulata (Schrad.) Schinz
  • Cyathula welwitschii (Schinz) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch
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