Cyanastrum

Cyanastrum is a genus of plants in the family Tecophilaeaceae, native to tropical Africa. It contains three currently recognized species.^[2]

Cyanastrum
Cyanastrum cordifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Tecophilaeaceae
Genus:	Cyanastrum Oliv.[1]
Type species
Cyanastrum cordifolium
Synonyms[2]
Schoenlandia Cornu

Description

Cyanastrum has a corm that lacks a protective tunic. The leaf and the inflorescence emerge from different corm-scales, and are present at different times. The leaf has a short stalk, is basal and is usually single. The inflorescence is a raceme, often with no bracts, the tepals are blue and the flowers have parts in sixes.^[3]

Species

The following species are recognized:^[2]

1. Cyanastrum cordifolium Oliv. – Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Zaire (Congo-Kinshasa)
2. Cyanastrum goetzeanum Engl. – Tanzania
3. Cyanastrum johnstonii Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.) – Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zaire (Congo-Kinshasa)