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Magnoliopsida
Cyathula prostrata (L.) Blume
EOL Text
"Decumbent herbs. Leaves opposite, 5-7 x 2-3.5 cm, rhomboid, acute at both ends, thinly pubescent; petiole 5-15 mm long. Spike terminal, to 18 cm long, slender, solitary. Flowers in groups of 3-5 of which one perfect and others neutor; bracts and bracteoles similar, 1.5 mm long, lanceolate, acuminate, pubescent; tepals 5, free, 3 x 1 mm, elliptic, acute, hooked awn like in neutor flowers; stamens 5, filaments united into a membranous truncate cup; staminodes membranous, alternate with stamens, fimbriate; ovary ovoid, style simple, stigma capitellate. Achenes 2 x 1 mm, obovoid, compressed, golden brown."
Habit: Herb
Achyranthes prostrata Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 296. 1762; Desmochaeta prostrata (Linnaeus) Candolle; Pupalia prostrata (Linnaeus) C. Martius.
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"Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains"
Hillsides, riverbanks, roadsides. Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Taiwan, Yunnan [Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sikkim, Thailand, Vietnam; Africa, Pacific Islands].
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Flowering and fruiting: September-April
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
prostrata: lying flat on the ground; prostrate
Whole plant: Boiled in a decoction as a wash for headache; crushed and boiled plant sometimes tied onto fractures. Plant is boiled with water and used as an antipyretic or for herbal baths, by the Guyana Patamona. Leaf: Macerated leaves are used as soap by the Guyana Patamona. Juice from macerated leaves is applied to cuts and bruises as an antiseptic by the Guyana Patamona. Macerated leaves are applied to wounds to stop bleeding, by the Guyana Patamona.
prostrata: lying flat on the ground; prostrate