Cyathula cylindrica

Family: Amaranthaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It can grow from 60-100 cm tall. It can be sprawling or lie along the ground forming roots at the nodes. Leaves vary in shape and size. They can be small and round or large and oval and 1-14 cm long by -.7-6 cm wide. The flowers are at the ends of the stems and branches. The fruit is an oval capsule 2-3 mm long.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, Madagascar, South Africa, Southern Africa, Audan

How it is used for food

Edible parts

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Achyranthes cylindrica Bojer; Cyathula albida Lopr.; Cyathula distorta (Hiern) C. B. Clarke; Cyathula mannii Baker; Cyathula schimperiana Moq.; Pupalia alopecurus Fenzl ex Drege;