Tecophilaeaceae
Cyanella

Cyanella orchidiformis Jacq.

First published in Collectanea 4: 211 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Cape Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Manning, J.c. & Goldblatt, P. (2012). A revision of Tecophilaeaceae subfam. Tecophilaeoideae in Africa. Bothalia 42: 21-41.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schlechter, M. [s.n.] South Africa K003614695 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [6581] South Africa K003614691 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [903] South Africa K003614699 Yes
Pappe [s.n.] K003614694 Yes
Schlechter, R. [5044] South Africa K003614689 Yes
Oliver; Tolken; Venter [492] South Africa K003614685 Yes
Leipoldt, C.L. [189] South Africa K003614687 Yes
Salter, T.M. [944] South Africa K003614690 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001393023 No
Acocks, J.P.H. [16461] South Africa K003614680 Yes
Van Breda, P.A.B. [1410] South Africa K003614682 Yes
Esterhuysen, E. [5724] South Africa K003614697 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [6567] South Africa K003614688 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [14739] South Africa K003614683 Yes
Bolus, L. [1814/32] South Africa K003614698 Yes
Schlechterianae [5417] South Africa K003614693 Yes
Leipoldt, C.L. [1041] South Africa K003614692 Yes
Salter, T.M. [1563] South Africa K003614696 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [14739] South Africa K003614684 Yes
Hardy, D.S. [455] South Africa K003614681 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images