Cyanotis

Cyanotis
Cyanotis somaliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Genus:	Cyanotis

Cyanotis (syn. Tonningia) is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae.^[1] [1]

World-wide, there are an estimated 50-100 species, including:

• Cyanotis cristata
• Cyanotis kewensis
• Cyanotis fasciculata
• Cyanotis somaliensis
• Cyanotis vivipara
• Cyanotis foecunda Hassk. (South Africa)^[2]
• Cyanotis lanata Benth. (South Africa)^[2]
• Cyanotis lapidosa Phil. FP 8:318 (South Africa)^[2]
• Cyanotis longifolia Benth. (South Africa)^[2]
• Cyanotis pachyrrhiza Oberm. (South Africa)^[2]
• Cyanotis robusta Oberm. (South Africa)^[2]
• Cyanotis speciosa (L. f.) Hassk. (South Africa)^[2]

References

1. ^ Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering Plants”. ISBN 0 621 02854 1, 1975
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Arnold T.H., de Wet B.C. (Eds), Plants of Southern Africa: Names & Distribution, MEMOIRS OF THE BOTANICAL SURVEY OF SOUTH AFRICA No. 62, Pub.National Botanical Institute, South Africa.1993 ISBN 1-874907-03-X

Gallery

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  Cyanotis cristata in Hyderabad, India.

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  Cyanotis fasciculata in Hyderabad, India.