Commelinaceae
Cyanotis

Cyanotis foecunda DC. ex Hassk.

First published in Commelin. Ind.: 110 (1870)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon to Ethiopia and N. Botswana, Arabian Peninsula. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
D.B.F. [F6373] Zambia K003396158 Yes
Feiertag, H.J. [45493] Zimbabwe K003396191 Yes
Hornby, R.M. (Mrs.) [2954] Zimbabwe K003396198 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [4259] Zimbabwe K003396200 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [57] Zambia K003396183 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [57] Zambia K003396182 Yes
Brain, C.K. [495] Zimbabwe K003396192 Yes
Schimper, M.W. [459] Ethiopia K000345767 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper, M.W. [459] Ethiopia K000345766 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [9049] Zambia K003396163 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [8917] Zambia K003396162 Yes
Wild, H. [893] Zimbabwe K003396197 Yes
Prince, S.D. [290] Zambia K003396177 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1629] Botswana K003396207 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [603] Zambia K003396168 Yes
Eyles, F. [4749] Zimbabwe K003396202 Yes
Timberlake, J. [4271] Zimbabwe K003396189 Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [3466] Kenya K:SPC-27017.000 No
Astle, W.L. [5526] Zambia K003396180 Yes
Eyles, F. [4749] Zimbabwe K003396201 Yes
Prince, S.D. [402] Zambia K003396179 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [8275] Zambia K003396160 Yes
Norrgrann, G. [46] Zambia K003396190 Yes
Polhill, R.M.; Paulo, S. [788] Kenya K:SPC-25152.000 No
Bingham, M.G. [1274] Zimbabwe K003396188 Yes
Prince, S.D. [318] Zambia K003396175 Yes
Pope, G. [933] Zimbabwe K003396205 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [2625] Angola K003396209 Yes
Chase, N.C. [609] Zimbabwe K003396204 Yes
Prince, S.D. [318] Zambia K003396176 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; Harder, D. [10343] Zambia K003396174 Yes
Bingham, M.G. [10423] Zambia K003396173 Yes
Richards, H.M. [8917] Zambia K003396161 Yes
Elliott, W. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003396206 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [19723] Zambia K003396166 Yes
Whellan, J.A. [22142] Zimbabwe K003396203 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [366] Botswana K003396208 Yes
West, O. [2658] Zimbabwe K003396193 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [66/55] Zimbabwe K003396194 Yes
Prince, S.D. [290] Zambia K003396178 Yes
Bingham, M.G.; Bingham, P.E. [10787] Zambia K003396172 Yes
Eyles, F. [[G262]] Zimbabwe K003396199 Yes
Rogers, F.A. (Rev.) [7154] Zambia K003396185 Yes
Van Rensburg, H.J. [KBS1528] Zambia K003396181 Yes
Gairdner, A.E. [418] Zambia K003396184 Yes
Philcox, D.; Leppard, M.J.; Dini, E. [8524] Zimbabwe K003396187 Yes
White, F. [6970] Zambia K003396186 Yes
Astle, W.L. [5052] Zambia K003396165 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [F.2095] Zambia K003396169 Yes
Mutimushi, J.M. [JMM1849] Zambia K003396167 Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [8240] Zambia K003396171 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [3325] Zambia K003396170 Yes
[B. L. lugles] [27436] Zimbabwe K003396195 Yes
Richards, H.M. [16139] Zambia K003396159 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [12578] Zambia K003396164 Yes
Lye, K.A. [23748] Zimbabwe K003396196 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Plants and People Africa

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
    • © Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/