Cyathula richardsiae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida 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 richardsiae

Name

Cyathula richardsiae (Suess.) Di Vincenzo, Berends., Wondafr. & Borsch, Taxon 74(1): 91 (2024).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pandiaka richardsiae Suess., Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 1(6): 192. (1953)
    • Holotype: ZAMBIA. Abercorn District: By old Katwe Road above Inono Valley. Escarpment above Chilongowelo. In sandy soil in open, alt. 5000 ft., H.M. Richards 65. K K000243750; Isotype: M M0110450.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa South Tropical Africa NE-Zambia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Di Vincenzo, V., Berendsohn, W., Wondafrash, M. & Borsch, T. 2025. Phylogenetics and morphological character evolution in the achyranthoid clade (Amaranthaceae): Evidence to re-circumscribe the genera Achyranthes and Cyathula and to resurrect a third species of the former genus Sericocomopsis in East Africa. Taxon 74(1): 66–100. DOI: 10.1002/tax.13284 Reference page. 
• Suessenguth, K. 1953. Notizen über neue oder seltene Amaranthaceae. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München Vol. 1(6): 184–194. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cyathula richardsiae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cyathula richardsiae. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 26 2025. Reference page.