Cyanotis speciosa

Cyanotis 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. bulbosa – C. s. subsp. speciosa

Name

Cyanotis speciosa (L.f.) Hassk., Commelin. Ind.: 108 (1870).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Tradescantia speciosa L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 192 (1782).
• Homotypic
  • Commelina speciosa (L.f.) Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 58 (1794).
  • Tonningia speciosa (L.f.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 16 (1837).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional:Southern Africa Angola; Botswana; Burundi; Cape Provinces; Free State; KwaZulu-Natal; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Northern Provinces; Swaziland; Tanzania; Zambia; Zare; 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. 
• Hassler, M. 2019. Cyanotis speciosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 October 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cyanotis speciosa. Published online. Accessed: October 28 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Cyanotis speciosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 October 2019.

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

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