Cyanotis
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Cyanotis is a genus of mainly perennial plant
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...

s in the family Commelinaceae
Commelinaceae
Commelinaceae is a family of flowering plants. In less formal contexts, the group is referred to as the dayflower family or spiderwort family. It is one of five families in the order Commelinales and by far the largest of these with an estimated 650 species in 40 genera. Well known genera include...

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World-wide, there are an estimated 50-100 species, including:
  • Cyanotis cristata
  • Cyanotis kewensis
  • Cyanotis fasciculata
  • Cyanotis somaliensis
    Cyanotis somaliensis
    Cyanotis somaliensis is a species of perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, endemic to Somalia.- References :* *...

  • Cyanotis vivipara
  • Cyanotis foecunda Hassk. (South Africa)
  • Cyanotis lanata Benth. (South Africa)
  • Cyanotis lapidosa Phil. FP 8:318 (South Africa)
  • Cyanotis longifolia Benth. (South Africa)
  • Cyanotis pachyrrhiza Oberm. (South Africa)
  • Cyanotis robusta Oberm. (South Africa)
  • Cyanotis speciosa (L. f.) Hassk. (South Africa)
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