Plants (150-) 200-500 mm high. Corms moderately or very deep-seated, 15-30 mm diam., tunics of coarsely netted, woody fibres, sometimes connate below into flat claws, extending shortly into a fibrous neck to 20 mm long, chestnut brown. Basal leaves 4-6, suberect, lanceolate, 80-200 x 10-20 (-25) mm, acute to attenuate, plane or canaliculate, with prominent midrib and ribbed veins abaxially, soft-textured, glabrous, margins smooth or ciliolate-scabridulous. Inflorescence a dense or moderately dense raceme up to 35-flowered, with 1-4 branches, lower flowers 0.2-0.5 times pedicel length apart; pedicels suberect, deflexed at bracteole, mostly 15-30 mm long; bracteoles mostly inserted in upper third or quarter. Flowers facing outwards, pink with paler centre variously speckled with dark pink, the whole outlined with darker shading, fragrant; tepals spreading, outer elliptic, 8-10 x 4-5 mm, apiculate, inner obovate, 8-10 x 5-6, narrowed and shortly clawed below. Stamens dimorphic, 3 + 3; filaments of posterior cluster geniculate-sigmoid, 2-5 mm long, distally filiform, swollen basally, connate at extreme base only, yellow with white base, anthers ± sagittate, 1.5-2.0 mm long; filaments of anterior cluster deflexed, 1.0-1.5 mm long, connate at extreme base, anthers 2.5-3.0 mm long, pale yellow but greyish in distal half or third. Ovary half inferior, style medially deflexed, 3-4 mm long, not extending beyond anthers. Capsules erect, ovoid-ellipsoid, (12-) 15-20 x 8-10 mm. Seeds ovoid-ellipsoid, 3-4 x 1.5-2.0 mm, glossy black, rugose. From: Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2012. A revision of Tecophilaeaceae subfam. Tecophilaeoideae in Africa. Bothalia 42(1): 21-41. [CC BY]
Like C. orchidiformis but flowers smaller and upper three anthers ± equal on slender filaments longer than anthers. From: Manning, JC. 2013. Tecophilaeaceae. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 161-162. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Closely allied to Cyanella orchidiformis, with which its shares characteristically mottled flowers and large, ovoid-ellipsoid capsules ± 15 mm long and greyish or purple markings or speckling on the anthers. C. cygnea typically has smaller flowers, with tepals 8-10 vs (8-) 10-15 mm long but is best identified by its stamens. The strongly geniculate-sigmoid filaments of the posterior (upper) stamens are bulbous at the base and filiform in the distal half, giving them a characteristic flexuous form, with the outer pair slightly longer than the median. All three anthers in the posterior cluster are subequal in size, 1.5-2 mm long, and the lower anthers are equally larger, 2.5-3.0 mm long. In contrast, the upper stamens in C. orchidiformis are ± uniformly thick except at the extreme apex and not evidently flexuous, the outer anthers are slightly smaller than the median, and the lower anthers are larger 5-6 mm long, sometimes with the median larger than the laterals. The distributions of the two species are largely complimentary, with C. cygnea occurring to the north and west of C. orchidiformis but they overlap around Steinkopf. From: Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2012. A revision of Tecophilaeaceae subfam. Tecophilaeoideae in Africa. Bothalia 42(1): 21-41. [CC BY]
In rocky situations in open succulent karoo shrubland, typically where there is additional moisture such as along watercourses or in gorges. From: Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2012. A revision of Tecophilaeaceae subfam. Tecophilaeoideae in Africa. Bothalia 42(1): 21-41. [CC BY]
Rocky flats and lower slopes, often along washes or watercourses. From: Manning, JC. 2013. Tecophilaeaceae. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 161-162. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
Restricted to the higher lying parts of northern Namaqualand, where it has been collected in the Richtersveld along the Ploegberg and Stinkfontein Mountains, from Kuboes to Eksteenfontein, near Steinkopf, and along the edge of the escarpment around Komaggas. From: Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2012. A revision of Tecophilaeaceae subfam. Tecophilaeoideae in Africa. Bothalia 42(1): 21-41. [CC BY]
Richtersveld to Komaggas. From: Manning, JC. 2013. Tecophilaeaceae. In: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 161-162. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]
0 to 950 m
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature
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Names and Sources
| Common name | Language | Reference/barcode | Published as |
|---|---|---|---|
| wild beet | English | Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2012. A revision of Tecophilaeaceae subfam. Tecophilaeoideae in Africa, Bothalia 42(1): 21-41. | |
| wildebeet | Afrikaans | Goldblatt, P; Manning, JC. 2012. A revision of Tecophilaeaceae subfam. Tecophilaeoideae in Africa, Bothalia 42(1): 21-41. |
Classification
KINGDOM Plantae
SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae
PHYLUM Anthophyta
ORDER Asparagales
FAMILY Tecophilaeaceae
SUBFAMILY Tecophilaeoideae
GENUS Cyanella
SPECIES cygnea
23 results for Cyanella cygnea G.Scott
Barcode: NBG0158758-0 Collector(s) & number: Williamson, GF, 5654 | 1995-8-
South Africa, Northern Cape, Armmanshoek in gorge.
General notes: In gorge. MTN Karoo vegetation. Rare.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0140563-0 Collector(s) & number: Williamson, GF, 3548 | 1986-8-3
South Africa, Northern Cape, ± 10 Km W of Eksteenfontein.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0747923-0 Collector(s) & number: Archer, F, 391 | 1983-8-13
South Africa, Northern Cape, RICHTERSVELD; NEAR KUBUS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0778139-0 Collector(s) & number: Germishuizen, G, 5483 | 1991-10-7
South Africa, Northern Cape, RICHTERSVELD; PLOEGWATER; AT SOUTHERN END OF PLOEGBERG
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0147222-0 Collector(s) & number: Archer, F, 391 | 1983-8-13
South Africa, Northern Cape, Richtersveld, near Kubus.
General notes: Flowers purple and yellow and quite similar to flower of Nemesia.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0149244-0 Collector(s) & number: Perry, PL, 1119 | 1979-8-14
South Africa, Northern Cape, Springbok. Komaggas road, 51.4 km from Springbok, beyond Spektakel Pass beside road.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0201626-0 Collector(s) & number: Goldblatt, P, 11751 | 2001-8-23
South Africa, Northern Cape, Vioolsdrif. 4 km N of Eksteenfontein.
General notes: Stony flats. Purple flowers.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0208689-0 Collector(s) & number: Oliver, EGH, 492 | 1977-9-2
South Africa, Northern Cape, Richtersveld. Kodaspiek. Main valley just SE of the beacon.
General notes: Valley. Karoo vegetation. Stony, well-drained clay loam. Geophyte with mauve flowers. Growing in open or under bushes. Local occurence, rare.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0652486-0 Collector(s) & number: Van Wyk, AE, 6501 | 1983-8-26
South Africa, Northern Cape, NAMAKWALAND; KOMAGGAS; OMGEWING VAN "VAN REENEN SE WATER"
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0088646-0 Collector(s) & number: Lavranos, JJ, 10834 | 1973-9-11
South Africa, Northern Cape, RICHTERSVELD; KUBOOS; MT. SW. OF KUBOOS
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0088643-0 Collector(s) & number: Schlechter, M, 119 | 1898-8-9
South Africa, Northern Cape, NAMAQUALAND; STEINKOPF
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: PRE0835612-0 Collector(s) & number: Perry, PL, 1119 | 1979-8-4
South Africa, Northern Cape, Springbok District: Komaggas Road; 51.4km from Springbok, beyond Spektakel Pass beside road.
General notes: ISOTYPE
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
Barcode: NBG0149253-0 Collector(s) & number: Perry, PL, 1119 | 1987-10-8
South Africa, Northern Cape, Komaggas, Namaqualand.
General notes: Large soft leaves, flowers lilac with distinct yellow centre, stamens reflexed. Growing at KBG. In cultivation at KBG since ± 1978.
Data Resource: BODATSA View record
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2013
SERIES CHAPTER
Tecophilaeaceae Manning, JCIn: DA Snijman (ed.), Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30: 161-162
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria
2012
PERIODICAL/JOURNAL
A revision of Tecophilaeaceae subfam. Tecophilaeoideae in Africa Goldblatt, P; Manning, JCBothalia 42(1)21-41
No results found for Cyanella cygnea G.Scott
Status and criteria
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Assessor(s)
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