Cyanotis (syn. Tonningia) is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. It is native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.[1][2][3][4][5]

Cyanotis
Cyanotis somaliensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Subfamily: Commelinoideae
Tribe: Tradescantieae
Subtribe: Cyanotinae
Genus: Cyanotis
D.Don
Synonyms[1]
  • Tonningia Neck.
  • Zygomenes Salisb.
  • Siphostigma Raf.
  • Dalzellia Hassk. 1865 not Wight 1852
  • Erythrotis Hook.f.
  • Cyanopogon Welw. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Amischophacelus R.S.Rao & Kammathy
Species[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 21 蓝耳草属 lan er cao shu Cyanotis D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 45. 1825.
  3. ^ Dyer, R. Allen, “The Genera of Southern African Flowering Plants”. ISBN 0-621-02854-1, 1975
  4. ^ Faden, R. (2012). Commelinaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-244.
  5. ^ 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

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