Cyanotis speciosa subsp. speciosa

Cyanotis speciosa subsp. speciosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Commelinales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Commelinales

Familia: Commelinaceae
Subfamilia: Commelinoideae
Tribus: Tradescantieae
Subtribus: Cyanotinae
Genus: Cyanotis
Species: Cyanotis speciosa
Subspecies: C. s. subsp. speciosa

Name

Cyanotis speciosa (L.f.) Hassk. subsp. speciosa autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Tradescantia nodiflora Lam., Encycl. 2: 371 (1786).
  • Tradescantia formosa Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 2: 20 (1799).
  • Cyanotis nodiflora (Lam.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 106 (1843).
  • Cyanotis nodiflora var. madagascarica C.B.Clarke in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 258 (1881).
  • Tonningia nodiflora (Lam.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 722 (1891).
  • Cyanotis nodiflora subsp. madagascarica (C.B.Clarke) H.Perrier, Fl. Madagasc. 37: 35 (1938).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional:Southern Africa Botswana; Cape Provinces; Free State; KwaZulu-Natal; Lesotho; Madagascar; Mozambique; Namibia; Northern Provinces; Swaziland; Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hasskarl, J.C., 1870. Commelinaceae Indicae: 108.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cyanotis speciosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 28. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Bloupoeierkwassie
English: Doll's powderpuff, Job's tears, Wandering jew
Sesotho: Khopo, Theepe-balingoana
Tshivenda: Ndou muhulu
isiXhosa: uMagoswana
isiZulu: inGonga, inKombo, inSonga, uDabulamafu, uMakhothigobile, uMakotigoyile