Cyanixia
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Cyanixia is a genus of plants in the Iridaceae, first described in 2003. It contains only one known species, Cyanixia socotrana, a perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plant species endemic to the Island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean, part of the Republic of Yemen.[2][3]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Subfamily: | Crocoideae |
Tribe: | Watsonieae |
Genus: | Cyanixia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
Species: | C. socotrana |
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Cyanixia socotrana (Hook.f.) Goldblatt & J.C. Manning | |
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The genus name is derived from Greek words Ixia, referring to the radially symmetrical flowers in the genus of that name, as well as cyanos, meaning "blue".[4] The species was for many years considered a member of the South African genus Babiana but recognized as a distinct genus in 2003.[3]