Cyanella hyacinthoides

Lady's hand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Tecophilaeaceae
Genus:Cyanella
Species: C. hyacinthoides
Binomial name
Cyanella hyacinthoides
Royen ex L.
Synonyms[1]

Cyanella pentheri Zahlbr.

Cyanella hyacinthoides is a species of cormous annual or perennial herb native to South Africa. It has a much-branched stem up to 40 centimetres high, with flowers in white, pink, purple or blue.[2][3]

It is native to the Cape region of South Africa, especially the renosterveld, where it grows on clay and granite slopes. It is also reportedly naturalised in Western Australia.[4]

Common names include lady's hand.

The bulb is edible once cooked, and is said to serve as an onion substitute.[5]

It tolerates drought but is vulnerable to frost.

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Cyanella hyacinthoides
  2. ↑ "Cyanella hyacinthoides L." FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5 522, et addenda, Cyanella hyacinthoides
  4. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Cyanella hyacinthoides
  5. ↑ http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Cyanella+hyacinthoides
  • Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Cyanella hyacinthoides". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.


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