Cyanella

Cyanella is a genus of cormous perennial herbs native to South Africa and Namibia, first described for modern science in 1754.[1]

Cyanella
Cyanella lutea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Tecophilaeaceae
Genus: Cyanella
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Synonyms[1]

Species[1]
  1. Cyanella alba L.f. - Cape Province
  2. Cyanella aquatica Oberm. ex G.Scott - Calvinia Division of Cape Province
  3. Cyanella cygnea G.Scott - Cape Province
  4. Cyanella hyacinthoides Royen ex L. - Cape Province; naturalized in Western Australia
  5. Cyanella lutea L.f. - Namibia, Cape Province, Free State
  6. Cyanella orchidiformis Jacq. - Cape Province
  7. Cyanella ramosissima (Engl. & Krause) Engl. & K.Krause - Namibia, Cape Province
Flowers of Cyanella hyacinthoides
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References
  1. Search for "Cyanella", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-04-25
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