Ranggitan (Cyathula prostrata) is a species of plant in the Amaranthaceae, herbaceous, erect stems grow, about 10-40 cm high, tubular, red and green in color, white hair and trident branching.
C. prostrata has oppositely seated leaves, ovate or elongated, green or red in color, a white-haired surface, a main middle vein and many pinnate minor veins.
The inflorescences are in panicles and lined on long stalks at the upper end of the stem, erect and white or green with red tips. Ranggitan is often in shaded areas on forest floors, plantation areas and along roadsides.
This plant is used as a cough medicine, dysentery, itching due to caterpillars, intestinal worms, shingles and cholera. C. prostrata can also be consumed and used as an ingredient in making soap.
TAXON
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Cyathula Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 548 (1826)
Species: Cyathula prostrata (L.) Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 549 (1826)
Variety: Cyathula prostrata var. lancifolia (Merr.) Backer, Cyathula prostrata var. pedicellata (C.B.Clarke) Cavaco, Cyathula prostrata var. prostrata
HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS
Achyranthes prostrata L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 296 (1762)
Desmochaeta prostrata (L.) DC. in Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 102 (1813)
Pupalia prostrata (L.) Mart. in Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 13: 321 (1826)
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VERNACULAR NAME
Chinese (simplified): 杯苋
Chinese (traditional): 假川牛膝 - 杯莧 - 金鈎草
English: Prostrate pastureweed
Filipino: Dayang, Tuhod-manok, Bakbaka
French: Cyathule prostrée
Hindi: लाल चिरचिटा Lal chirchita
Indonesia: Ranggitan, Rumput jarang-jarang, Bayam pasir
Japanese: イノコヅチモドキ
Java: Ranggitan, Kendiran, Upan-upan, Rendit banyu
Kannada: Kempu uttarani, Nela uttharaani, Raktapamarga
Konkani: Dhakto mogra
Malayalam: Cerukadalaadi, Chuvannakadaladi
Marathi: Bhuiaghādā
Melayu: Rumput jarang-jarang
Oceania: Kinjan
Sanskrit: Raktapamargah
Sinhala: සිවප්පු නායුරුවි Sivappu nāyuruvi
Slovak: Cyatula rozprestretá
Spanish: Rabo de zorro
Tamil: சிவப்பு நாயுருவி Civappu nāyuruvi
Ternate: Rai-rai fotoheka
Thai: พันงูแดง
Vietnam: Rau bina cát
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