''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the
bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring count ...
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/ref>[Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne.] It has been placed in its own subfamily, Cyphioideae.[Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards)]
''Angiosperm Phylogeny Website''. Retrieved 2022-04-23. It is closely related to the genus ''Lobelia
''Lobelia'' () is a genus of flowering plants comprising 415 species, with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.Huxley, A., ed. (1992 ...
.'' ''Cyphia'' comes in shades of white to mauve, whereas lobelias have strong colours of blue to purple. Species in this genus have a bilabiate corolla
Corolla may refer to:
*Corolla (botany), the petals of a flower, considered as a unit
*Toyota Corolla, an automobile model name
* Corolla (headgear), an ancient headdress in the form of a circlet or crown
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; with 3 lobes on top and 2 below (as opposed to ''Lobelia'', which has 2 lobes on top and 3 below).
Accepted species:
*'' Cyphia alba'' N.E.Br. – Zimbabwe
*'' Cyphia alicedalensis'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – South Africa
*'' Cyphia angustifolia'' Eckl. & Zeyh. ex C.Presl in C.F.Eklon & K.L.P.Zeyher – South Africa
*''Cyphia aspergilloides
''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Campanulaceae, bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. It has ...
'' E.Wimm. – South Africa
*'' Cyphia basiloba'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – South Africa
*'' Cyphia belfastica'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – South Africa
*'' Cyphia bolusii'' E.Phillips – Swaziland
*'' Cyphia brachyandra'' Thulin – Tanzania, Malawi
*'' Cyphia brevifolia'' Thulin – Angola
*''Cyphia brummittii
''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. It has been placed in ...
'' Thulin – Malawi
*'' Cyphia bulbosa'' (L.) P.J.Bergius – South Africa
*'' Cyphia comptonii'' Bond – South Africa
*'' Cyphia corylifolia'' Harv. – KwaZulu-Natal
*''Cyphia couroublei
''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. It has been placed in ...
'' Bamps & Malaisse – Zaïre
*'' Cyphia crenata'' (Thunb.) C.Presl – South Africa
*'' Cyphia decora'' Thulin – Malawi
*'' Cyphia deltoidea'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – KwaZulu-Natal
*'' Cyphia digitata'' (Thunb.) Willd. – Namibia, South Africa
*'' Cyphia elata'' Harv – South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland
*''Cyphia erecta
''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Campanulaceae, bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. It has ...
'' De Wild. – Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Malawi
*''Cyphia eritreana
''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. It has been placed in ...
'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – Eritrea, Ethiopia
*''Cyphia galpinii
''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. It has been placed in ...
'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – South Africa
*''Cyphia gamopetala
''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. It has been placed in ...
'' J.Duvign. & Denaeyer – Zaïre
*''Cyphia georgica
''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. It has been placed in ...
'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – South Africa
*''Cyphia glabra
''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. It has been placed in ...
'' E.Wimm. – South Africa
*''Cyphia glandulifera
''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. It has been placed in ...
'' Hochst. ex A.Rich. – Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi
*''Cyphia heterophylla
''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. It has been placed in ...
'' C.Presl in C.F.Eklon & K.L.P.Zeyher – South Africa
*'' Cyphia incisa'' (Thunb.) Willd. – South Africa
*'' Cyphia lasiandra'' Diels – Zaïre, Burundi, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique
*'' Cyphia linarioides'' C.Presl in C.F.Eklon & K.L.P.Zeyher – South Africa
*'' Cyphia longiflora'' Schltr. – South Africa
*'' Cyphia longifolia'' N.E.Br. – South Africa
*'' Cyphia longilobata'' E.Phillips – South Africa
*'' Cyphia longipedicellata'' E.Wimm. – South Africa
*'' Cyphia maculosa'' E.Phillips – South Africa
*'' Cyphia mafingensis'' Thulin – Malawi
*'' Cyphia mazoensis'' S.Moore – Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
*''Cyphia natalensis
''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. It has been placed i ...
'' E.Phillips – KwaZulu-Natal
*'' Cyphia nyikensis'' Thulin – Malawi
*'' Cyphia oligotricha'' Schltr. – South Africa
*''Cyphia pectinata
''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. It has been placed i ...
'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – Swaziland
*'' Cyphia persicifolia'' C.Presl in E.H.F.Meyer – South Africa
*'' Cyphia phillipsii'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – South Africa
*'' Cyphia phyteuma'' (L.) Willd. – South Africa
*'' Cyphia ramosa'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – Free State
*'' Cyphia reducta'' E.Wimm. – Zimbabwe, Mozambique
*'' Cyphia revoluta'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – South Africa
*'' Cyphia richardsiae'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – Tanzania, Zaïre, Malawi
*'' Cyphia rogersii'' S.Moore – Swaziland, South Africa
*'' Cyphia rupestris'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – Tanzania
*'' Cyphia salteri'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – South Africa
*'' Cyphia schlechteri'' E.Phillips – South Africa
*'' Cyphia smutsii'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – South Africa
*'' Cyphia stenodonta'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – South Africa
*'' Cyphia stenopetala'' Diels – South Africa, Botswana
*''Cyphia stenophylla
''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. It has been placed i ...
'' (E.Wimm.) E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – South Africa
*'' Cyphia stheno'' Webb in W.J.Hooker – Angola
*'' Cyphia subtubulata'' E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – South Africa
*''Cyphia sylvatica
''Cyphia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa.Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. It has been placed in ...
'' Eckl. & Zeyh. – South Africa, Namibia
*'' Cyphia tenera'' Diels – South Africa
*'' Cyphia transvaalensis'' E.Phillips – South Africa
*'' Cyphia triphylla'' E.Phillips – Lesotho, South Africa
*'' Cyphia tysonii'' E.Phillips – South Africa
*'' Cyphia ubenensis'' Engl. – Tanzania
*'' Cyphia undulata'' Eckl. ex C.Presl in C.F.Eklon & K.L.P.Zeyher – South Africa
*'' Cyphia volubilis'' (Burm.f.) Willd. – South Africa
*'' Cyphia zeyheriana'' C.Presl in C.F.Eklon & K.L.P.Zeyher – South Africa
References
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Campanulaceae
Campanulaceae genera