Cyathula orthacantha

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 orthacantha

Name

Cyathula orthacantha (Hochst. ex Asch.) Schinz, Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 3. 1a.: 108. (1893)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pupalia orthacantha Hochst. ex Asch., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 181. (1867)
    • Type: Ethiopia: Abessinia. In agrisotiosis humidis pr. Goelleb et pr. Dschadscha, 4000 ft. 1854-08-24, Schimper, W. #2153. Type: GOET GOET005657. Isotypes: BR BR0000008357076, JE JE00026022, P P00482810, S S07-12231.
• Homotypic (ref. Govaerts 2019, Hassler 2019)
  • Sericocomopsis orthacantha (Schinz) Peter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 40(2): 230. (1938)
  • Cyphocarpa orthacantha (Hochst. ex Asch.) C.B.Clarke, Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 6(1.1): 55. (1909)
• Heterotypic
  • Cyathula kilimandscharica Suess. & Beyerle, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 44: 44. (1938)
    • Type: Tanzania: Deutsch-Ost-Afrika, Kiliandscharo, Kil. N. Soitokilok, ca. 1700 m. Buschsteppe. 1934-04-23, Schlieben, H.J. #5122. Isotype: M0107349.
  • Cyathula orthacanthoides Suess., Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 1: 4. (1950)
  • Pupalia erecta Suess., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 44: 47. (1938)
    • Type: Tanzania: 07-03-1934, Troll, C. #5212. Type: B 10 0154186.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northeast Tropical Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe Southern Africa Botswana, Namibia, Northern Provinces References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schinz, H. 1893. Amarantaceae. pp. 91–118. In: Engler, A. & Prantl, K. (eds.), Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, III Teil, Abteilung 1a. Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann. BHL Reference page. : 108
• Ascherson, P. 1867. Amarantaceae. pp. 172–183. In Schweinfurth, G.A.: Beitrag zur Flora Aethiopiens. Berlin, G. Reimer. Hathitrust Reference page. : 181

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Cyathula orthacantha. 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. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cyathula orthacantha. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 22 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cyathula orthacantha 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 2019. Cyathula orthacantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jul. 2019.