Cyathula

Cyathula
Cyanthula prostrata leaves
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Cyathula
Blume
Species

42; see text

Synonyms
  • Nelsia Schinz
  • Polyscalis Wall.
  • Sericocomopsis Schinz

Cyathula is a genus of medicinal and ornamental plants in the family Amaranthaceae. They are distributed in subtropical and tropical Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas.