Distribution Map

Cyanotis speciosa

                   
                   
                                                   
(Cyanotis nodiflora)

Commelinaceae   

As at April 2024, 22 herbarium specimens, 32 photo records, 9 visual observations

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Found within protected areas: Mlawula Malolotja
Medicinal

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Cyanotis speciosa - Perennial. Leaves in basal rosettes up to 20 cm long and 1 cm wide in luxuriant specimens, usually much less. Flowering stem slender, up to 60 cm long, usually much shorter, bearing scattered leaves, uppermost with dense compact inflorescences in their axils. Petals usually brightly coloured, of many shades from violet to pale blue, occasionally red; anthers bright yellow, filaments densely bearded with long hairs.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.