Cyanotis

Cyanotis
Cyanotis somaliensis
Scientific 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
  • Amischophacelus R.S.Rao & Kammathy
  • Belosynapsis Hassk.
  • Cyanopogon Welw. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Dalzellia Hassk. 1865 not Wight 1852
  • Erythrotis Hook.f.
  • Siphostigma Raf.
  • Tonningia Neck.
  • Zygomenes Salisb.

Cyanotis is a genus of mainly perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1825. Species of the genus are native to Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australia.