''Cyanella'' is a genus of
corm
Corm, bulbo-tuber, or bulbotuber is a short, vertical, swollen, underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ that some plants use to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat (perennation).
The word ''c ...
ous
perennial
In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...
herbs native to
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
and
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
, first described for modern science in 1754.
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Species
, the
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (usually abbreviated to WCSP) was an "international collaborative programme that provides the latest peer reviewed and published opinions on the accepted scientific names and synonyms of selected p ...
accepted nine species:
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Cyanella alba
''Cyanella alba'', the lady's hand or toe-toe-uintjie, is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus '' Cyanella'' and is part of the fynbos. The plant is endemic to the Northern Cape and the Western Cape
The Western Ca ...
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L.f. - Cape Province
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Cyanella aquatica''
Oberm. ex G.Scott - Calvinia Division of Cape Province
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Cyanella cygnea''
G.Scott - Cape Province
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Cyanella hyacinthoides''
Royen ex L. - Cape Province; naturalized in Western Australia
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Cyanella lutea''
L.f. - Namibia, Cape Province, Free State
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Cyanella marlothii''
J.C.Manning & Goldblatt – Northern Cape Provinces
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Cyanella orchidiformis''
Jacq. - Cape Province
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Cyanella pentheri''
Zahlbr. – Cape Province
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Cyanella ramosissima''
(Engl. & Krause) Engl. & K.Krause - Namibia, Cape Province
References
Flora of Southern Africa
Asparagales genera
Tecophilaeaceae
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