Cyathula prostrata

Cyathula prostrata

Cyathula prostrata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Amaranthaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Cyathula
Species: Cyathula prostrata
Varietates: C. p. var. pedicellata – C. p. var. prostrata – C. p. var. stenophylla

Name

Cyathula prostrata (L.) Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 11: 549. 1826.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Achyranthes prostrata L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2., 1: 296. 1762.
    • Lectotype: Bladh, Peter Johan, #s.n. LINN LINN-HL287-13 JSTOR.

• Homotypic
  • Desmochaeta prostrata (L.) DC., Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 102. 1813. (as Desmochæta prostrata)
  • Pupalia prostrata (L.) Mart., Beitr. Kennt. Nat. Fam. Amarant.: 113. 1825. – Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 13(1): 321. 1826.

• Heterotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019)
  • Achyranthes debilis Poir., in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 2: 10. (1811)
  • Achyranthes diffusa Moench, Methodus: 315. (1794)
  • Achyranthes globosa Pers., Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1: 259. (1805)
  • Cyathula alternifolia Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 618. (1917)
  • Cyathula globosa (Pers.) Moq., in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 330. (1849)
  • Cyathula repens Moq., in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 13(2): 330. (1849)
  • Desmochaeta globosa (Pers.) Schult., in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 5: 533. (1819)
  • Desmochaeta micrantha DC., Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 102. (1813)
  • Desmochaeta repens Schult., in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 5: 552. (1819)

• Misapplied names
  • Cyathula geniculata sensu Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 1¹(6): 1045. 1858. – non Cyathula geniculata Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 1: 102. 1790.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa West Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Zaïre. Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan. East Tropical Africa Tanzania, Uganda. South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan. Eastern Asia Taiwan. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka. Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Is. Pacific Northwestern Pacific Caroline Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blume, C.L. 1826 ["1825"]. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië. 11de Stuk. Pp. 529–577. Ter Lands Drukkerij, Batavia. BHL Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1762. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I, Ed. 2. Pp. [I–XVI], 1–784. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Amaranthaceae. In Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 18–25. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 
• Agudelo-H., C.A. 2008. Amaranthaceae. Flora de Colombia, No. 23. 138 pp. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. PDF Reference page. 
• Larsen, K. 1989. Caryophyllales. Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et du Viêt-Nam, Fasc. 24. 144 pp. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. PDF Reference page. 
• Nee, M.H. 1995. Amaranthaceae. Pp. 384–399 in Steyermark, J.A. (†), Berry, P.E. & Holst, B.K. (eds.), Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana, Vol. 2, Pteridophytes, Spermatophytes, Acanthaceae–Araceae. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 0-915279-74-6. Reference page. 
• Townsend, C.C. 1985. Amaranthaceae. In Polhill, R.M. (ed.), Flora of Tropical East Africa. 136 pp. A.A.Balkema, Rotterdam, Boston. ISBN 90-6191-313-6 Reference page. 
• Townsend, C.C. 1988. 132. Amaranthaceae. Pp. 28–133 in Launert, E. (ed.), Flora Zambesiaca, Vol. 9, part 1. Flora Zambesiaca Managing Committee, London. Online Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Cyathula prostrata. Published online. Accessed: 01 February 2018.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cyathula prostrata.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cyathula prostrata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2018-02-01.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Cyathula prostrata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 June 22. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cyathula prostrata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 22. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2018. Cyathula prostrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 February 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Flora Mesoamericana: Cyathula prostrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 February 2018.
• Cyathula prostrata in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 14 April 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of the Department of Antioquia (Colombia): Cyathula prostrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 February 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: Cyathula prostrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 February 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Peru Checklist: Cyathula prostrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 February 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Bolivia Catalogue: Cyathula prostrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 February 2018.
• Cyathula prostrata in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 30 March 2018.
• African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Cyathula prostrata. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 04 April 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Madagascar: Cyathula prostrata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 February 2019.

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