Plant Details

Accepted name:: Cyanotis speciosa (L.f.) Hassk. [Commelinaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Cyanotis speciosa subsp. bulbosa Faden

Cyanotis speciosa subsp. speciosa

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bloupoeierkwassie	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
doll's powder puff	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
hotekao	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ingobamlomo	Other	Prices of Med. Pl. Traded in the Lowveld, S Africa (Botha et al., 2007)
ingonga	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
ingongo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
insonga	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
iyeza lesisu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
khopo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kitija	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kxopo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
nkongo	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
theepe-badingwana	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
theepe-balingoana	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
udabulamafu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
umadolwana	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
umagoswana	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
umakotigoyile	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
wandering jew	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Commelina speciosa (L.f.) Thunb. Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 58 (1794).
Tonningia speciosa (L.f.) Raf. Fl. Tellur. 2: 16 (1837).
Tradescantia speciosa L.f. Suppl. Pl.: 192 (1782).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cyanotis speciosa (L.f.) Hassk.	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Cyanotis speciosa (L.f.) Hassk.)	Prices of Med. Pl. Traded in the Lowveld, S Africa (Botha et al., 2007)
Cyanotis speciosa (L.f.)Hassk.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)

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