Cyanotis speciosa (L.f.) Hassk. belongs to the Commelinaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Not collected.

October 1, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Commelinales

Family

Commelinaceae

Genus

Cyanotis

Specific Epithet

speciosa

Authorship

(L.f.) Hassk.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#93,845 of 335,497

Top 28%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →