Cyanella
Appearance
Cyanella | |
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Cyanella lutea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Tecophilaeaceae |
Genus: | Cyanella L. |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Cyanella is a genus of cormous perennial herbs native to South Africa and Namibia, first described for modern science in 1754.[1]
Species
As of October 2021[update], the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepted nine species:[1]
- Cyanella alba L.f. - Cape Province
- Cyanella aquatica Oberm. ex G.Scott - Calvinia Division of Cape Province
- Cyanella cygnea G.Scott - Cape Province
- Cyanella hyacinthoides Royen ex L. - Cape Province; naturalized in Western Australia
- Cyanella lutea L.f. - Namibia, Cape Province, Free State
- Cyanella marlothii J.C.Manning & Goldblatt – Northern Cape Provinces
- Cyanella orchidiformis Jacq. - Cape Province
- Cyanella pentheri Zahlbr. – Cape Province
- Cyanella ramosissima (Engl. & Krause) Engl. & K.Krause - Namibia, Cape Province
References
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- ^ a b c Search for "Cyanella", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-10-30