Cyathula trichinioides

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 trichinioides

Name

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

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pandiaka trichinioides Suess., Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 15: 68. (1938)
    • Holotype: CONGO (D.R.C.), Distrikt des Uele circa Bambesa, 1936, Pittery 136. BR BR0000008820167; Isotypes: BR BR0000008820174, M M0107304.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa NE-DR Congo 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. 1938. Afrikanische Amaranthaceen aus dem Herbarium Brüssel. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État à Bruxelles 15(1): 55–72. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cyathula trichinioides 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 trichinioides. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 26 2025. Reference page.