Tecophilaeaceae
Cyanella

Cyanella hyacinthoides L.

First published in Gen. Pl., ed. 5. Add.: 522 (1754)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & SW. Cape Prov. It is an annual or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces

Introduced into:

Western Australia

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

  • George, A.S. (ed.) (1987). Flora of Australia 45: 1-521. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Van Rensberg, W.L.J. [1992] South Africa K003614818 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Oberdieck, H.-D. [465] Namibia K003614820 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [16477] South Africa K003614817 Yes
Thompson, M.F. [2923] South Africa K003614825 Yes
Liebenberg, L.C.C. [6779] South Africa K003614816 Yes
VanBreda [4304] South Africa K003614824 Yes
Cruz, O. [92] South Africa K003614821 Yes
Cruz, O. [92] South Africa K003614822 Yes
Perry, P.L. [3197] South Africa K003614827 Yes
Orchard, E.R. [525] South Africa K003614826 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003614815 Yes
Taylor, H.C. [4499] South Africa K003614819 Yes
Barker, W.F. [10725] South Africa K003614823 Yes
Scott, G. [24] South Africa K003614828 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cyanella capensis K003614733 Yes
[Zeyh] [1718] Cyanella capensis K003614703 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [11486] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614736 Yes
Drege [s.n.] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614715 Yes
Rodin, R.J. [2193] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614722 Yes
s.coll. [11078] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614731 Yes
Pappe [s.n.] Cyanella capensis K003614702 Yes
s.coll. [10626] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614728 Yes
Thode, J. [A1948] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614707 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [s.n.] Cyanella capensis K003614734 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [843] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614741 Yes
Schlechter, R. [1789] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614739 Yes
[Milne H. M. S. Herald] [142] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614705 Yes
Langley Kitching [s.n.] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614700 Yes
s.coll. [153] Cyanella capensis K003614714 Yes
Drège, J.F [s.n.] Cyanella capensis K003614708 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [6584B] Cyanella capensis K003614711 Yes
Garside, S. [95] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614743 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [5598] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614720 Yes
Jameson, H.G. [s.n.] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614735 Yes
Burchell [6532] Cyanella capensis K003614710 Yes
Gillett, M.C. [4039] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614745 Yes
Drège, J.F. [8606a] Cyanella capensis K003614730 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [14862] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614721 Yes
MacGillivray, J. [s.n.] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614712 Yes
Strey, R.G. [982] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614723 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [3253] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614732 Yes
Ryder [s.n.] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614740 Yes
Zeyher; Wallich [1718] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614718 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [5736] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614726 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614724 Yes
Burchell [129] Cyanella capensis K003614713 Yes
Garside, S. [95] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614742 Yes
Zeyher [1718] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614704 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cyanella capensis K003614706 Yes
Ecklon, U.J. [s.n.] Cyanella capensis K003614727 Yes
Drege [8604] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614717 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614709 Yes
Stephens, E.L.; Glover, R. [8621] Cyanella capensis K003614738 Yes
s.coll. [853] Cyanella capensis K003614701 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [11486] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614737 Yes
s.coll. [489] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614729 Yes
Cooper, T. [270] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614716 Yes
Harvey, W.H. [s.n.] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614719 Yes
Garside, S. [95] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614744 Yes
Wyley, A. [s.n.] South Africa Cyanella capensis K003614725 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

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