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Cyanella alba

Cyanella alba subsp. flavescens
Common names: white lady's-hand, white cyanella (Eng.); toe-toe-uintjie (Afr.)
Family: Tecophilaeaceae

... Acknowledgements: additional images by Felix Riegel.   Cyanella alba is a perennial herb, 80–200 mm high, that ... to one of the tepals. Three subspecies are recognized: Cyanella alba L.f. subsp . alba, Cyanella alba L.f. subsp. minor J.C.Manning and Cyanella alba ...

15 / 08 / 2022 | Sithandokuhle Wendy Ngcongo | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Cyanella hyacinthoides

Cyanella hyacinthoides
Common names: lady’s hand (Eng.); blouraaptol, dolraap, klipraap, raap, raapdol, raaptol, raaptoluintjie, raapuintjie, tolraap (Afr.)
Family: Tecophilaeaceae

... on an inflorescence. The fruit is a loculicidal capsule. Cyanella pentheri and C. hyacinthoides are closely related ... up to 1 mm long, along the entire length of the leaf. Cyanella hyacinthoides is widely distributed from just north ... deter the porcupines and francolins from digging them up. Cyanella Propagate cyanellas by seed, off-sets and the ...

10 / 08 / 2020 | Shireen Harris | Karoo Desert NBG
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Cyanella lutea subsp. lutea

Cyanella lutea subsp. lutea
Common names: five fingers, yellow lady’s hand (Eng.); geelraaptol (Afr.)
Family: Tecophilaeaceae

... fruit is a capsule containing many small, black seeds.   Cyanella lutea subsp. lutea is endemic to winter rainfall ... of 250 mm rain per year. The golden-yellow flowers of Cyanella lutea subsp. lutea are sweetly-scented and buzz ... deter the porcupines and francolins from digging them up. Cyanella Cyanella lutea subsp. lutea prefers full sun and a ...

20 / 07 / 2020 | Shireen Harris | Karoo Desert NBG
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