Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly

perennial plant A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...

s in the family

Commelinaceae Commelinaceae is a family of flowering plants. In less formal contexts, the group is referred to as the dayflower family or spiderwort family. It is one of five families in the order Commelinales and by far the largest of these with about 731 kn ...

, first described in 1825. It is native to

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, southern

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, and northern Australia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Cyanotis adscendens Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' Dalzell - India, Sri Lanka * ''

Cyanotis ake-assii Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' Brenan - Mali, Ivory Coast * ''

Cyanotis angusta Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowerin ...

'' C.B.Clarke - West Africa * ''

Cyanotis arachnoidea Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' C.B.Clarke - tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, southern China, Indochina * ''

Cyanotis arcotensis Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' R.S.Rao - southern India * ''

Cyanotis axillaris ''Cyanotis axillaris'' is a species of perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae Commelinaceae is a family of flowering plants. In less formal contexts, the group is referred to as the dayflower family or spiderwort family. It is one of fiv ...

'' (L.) D.Don ex Sweet - Indian Subcontinent, southern China, Southeast Asia, Northern Australia * ''

Cyanotis beddomei ''Cyanotis beddomei'', the teddy bear vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae, native to Kerala and Tamil Nadu states in southern India. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Awa ...

'' (Hook.f.) Erhardt, Götz & Seybold - southern India * ''

Cyanotis burmanniana Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowerin ...

'' Wight - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar * ''

Cyanotis caespitosa Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' Kotschy & Peyr. - tropical Africa * ''

Cyanotis cerifolia Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' R.S.Rao & Kammathy - southern India * ''

Cyanotis ceylanica Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowerin ...

'' Hassk. - Sri Lanka * ''

Cyanotis cristata ''Cyanotis cristata'' is a species of perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae. It is native to Indian Subcontinent, southern China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the worl ...

''(L.) D.Don - Indian Subcontinent, southern China, Southeast Asia, Ethiopia, Socotra, Mauritius, Java, Philippines * ''

Cyanotis cucullata Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' (Roth) Kunth - southern India, Myanmar, Thailand * ''

Cyanotis cupricola Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' J.Duvign. - Zaïre * ''

Cyanotis dybowskii Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' Hua - Congo-Brazzaville, Central African Republic * ''

Cyanotis fasciculata Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowerin ...

'' (B.Heyne ex Roth) Schult. & Schult.f. - Indian Subcontinent * ''

Cyanotis flexuosa Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' C.B.Clarke - Huíla region of Angola * ''

Cyanotis foecunda Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' DC. ex Hassk - central + eastern Africa, Yemen * ''

Cyanotis ganganensis Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' Schnell - Guinea * ''

Cyanotis grandidieri Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' H.Perrier - Madagascar * ''

Cyanotis hepperi Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' Brenan - Nigeria * ''

Cyanotis homblei Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' De Wild. - Zaïre * ''

Cyanotis karliana Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' Hassk. - southern India * ''

Cyanotis lanata Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' Benth. - tropical + southern Africa, Yemen * ''

Cyanotis lapidosa Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' Phil. - South Africa, Eswatini * ''

Cyanotis longifolia Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' Benth. - tropical Africa * ''

Cyanotis loureiroana Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowerin ...

'' (Schult. & Schult.f.) Merr - Guangdong, Hainan, Vietnam * ''

Cyanotis lourensis Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' Schnell - Guinea * ''

Cyanotis nilagirica Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowerin ...

'' Hassk. - southern India * ''

Cyanotis nyctitropa Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowerin ...

'' Deflers - Yemen, Saudi Arabia * ''

Cyanotis obtusa Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' (Trimen) Trimen - southern India, Sri Lanka * ''

Cyanotis pachyrrhiza Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' Oberm. - Transvaal * ''

Cyanotis paludosa Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowerin ...

'' Brenan - Zaïre, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania * ''

Cyanotis papilionacea Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowerin ...

'' (Burm.f.) Schult. & Schult.f. - southern India * ''

Cyanotis pedunculata Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowerin ...

'' Merr. - Leyte Island in Philippines * ''

Cyanotis pilosa Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowerin ...

'' Schult. & Schult.f. - southern India, Sri Lanka * ''

Cyanotis polyrrhiza Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowerin ...

'' Hochst. ex Hassk. - Ethiopia * ''

Cyanotis racemosa Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' B.Heyne ex Hassk. - southern India, Sri Lanka * ''

Cyanotis repens Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' Faden & D.M.Cameron - Zaïre, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Gabon * ''

Cyanotis reutiana Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowerin ...

'' Beauverd - southern India * ''

Cyanotis robusta Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' Oberm. - Transvaal, Namibia * ''

Cyanotis scaberula Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' Hutch. - Guinea * ''

Cyanotis somaliensis ''Cyanotis somaliensis'', pussy ears, is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae, described in 1895. It is endemic to Somalia in East Africa. Growing to tall by broad, it is an evergreen perennial with hairy, slightly suc ...

'' C.B.Clarke - Somalia * ''

Cyanotis speciosa Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' (L. f.) Hassk. - central + southern Africa, Madagascar * ''

Cyanotis thwaitesii Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowerin ...

'' Hassk. - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar * ''

Cyanotis tuberosa ''Cyanotis tuberosa'', is a species of plants in the Commelinaceae family. References tuberosa {{Commelinales-stub ...

'' (Roxb.) Schult. & Schult.f. - western India * ''

Cyanotis vaga Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' (Lour.) Schult. & Schult.f. - tropical Africa, Yemen, Himalayas, southern China, Indochina, Java * ''

Cyanotis vaginata Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowerin ...

'' Wight - southern India * ''

Cyanotis villosa Cyanotis (syn. ''Tonningia'') is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering P ...

'' (Spreng.) Schult. & Schult.f. - southern India, Sri Lanka

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