CYANOTIS CAESPITOSA
Author:
C. Kotschy & J. Peyritsch, 1867
Family:
COMMELINACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eastern Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Elevation:
Publisher:
Pl. Tinn.: 48 (1867)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
1,3 Centimetres
Height:
30 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Root Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Zygomenes caespitosa, Kotschy & Peyr. 1867.
This member of the Commelinaceae family was given this name by Carl Georg Theodor Kotschy and Johann Joseph Peyritsch in 1867. It is found in central Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 1,3 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are blue or lilac, purple or even white.
The genera name from Latin; cyaneus; 'blue'. The species name means 'growing in tufts'.
Flower
Blue - Lilac - Purple - White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
