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Cyathula prostrata

Botanic Family

Amaranthaceae

Author

(Linnaeus) Blume

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Cameroon
• Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Hainan
• Taiwan
• Yunnan - China
• Bhutan
• Cambodia
• India
• Laos
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Philippines
• Sikkim
• Thailand
• Vietnam
• Congo(R )
• Congo (DR)
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Liberia
• Mascarene Islands
• Nigeria
• Princes Island
• Sierra Leone
• Togo
• Uganda
• Pacific Islands
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Riverbanks
• disturbed areas. medicinal uses

Flowering Times

• Jun-Nov

Fruiting Times

• Jun-Nov

Prostrate, erect or scandent perennial herb or subshrub with leaves to 100mm x 45mm pilose both surfaces, 3mm pale green, yellowish or purplish flowers in terminal & axillary spikes to 300mm long with bractlets to 1mm long, green or purplish perianth segments 2mm long ending in spines, segments of sterile flowers yellowish, up to 3 flowers & green fruit, a utricle to 0.5mm diameter

Further References

• Neotrop
• net
• FB
• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• NAF
• FOTA
• FNA