Cyanella

Cyanella
Cyanella lutea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Tecophilaeaceae
Genus:	Cyanella L.
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^[update], 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

Flowers of Cyanella hyacinthoides

References

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