Cyanella
Cyanella lutea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Tecophilaeaceae
Genus: Cyanella
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Synonyms[1]
  • Pharetrella Salisb.
  • Trigella Salisb.

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, 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

  1. 1 2 3 Search for "Cyanella", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-10-30


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