Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Cyathula prostrata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cyathula prostrata is an annual to perennial plant with prostrate or erect stems growing from a long taproot. It can grow 30 - 60cm tall[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. , 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ]. The plant is often harvested from the wild for local use, especially as a medicine but also as a food and source of soap.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeWidespread in the tropics, through many parts of Africa, through Asia to New Guinea, northern Australia and into the western Pacific.

HabitatUnderstorey of deciduous to evergreen vine thickets, vine forest, closed forest and monsoonal thickets, growing mostly on loamy and sandy soils[ 713 Title Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest. ].