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Accession Data:

Cyanastrum cordifolium Oliver

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Tecophilaeaceae Leyb.

  • Country of Origin: Nigeria to WC. Trop. Africa

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198700239
  • Source: SCE/UMASS
  • Recorded Vouchers:
    1. Voucher no accession#?? at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Herbarium Image
  • Accession Date: 07-15-1987
  • Bench: 1103 - AFR:Ground Bed 1 NE
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 02-26-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Tecophilaeaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
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References (internal):

  • Type Species
  • Plants with Vouchers deposited in CONN
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Nigeria / Cameroon / Congo / Equatorial Guinea / Gabon / Zaire

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, March 10, 2016.
  2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, March 10, 2016.

data regenerated on Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:30:14 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Tecophilaeaceae

  • Conanthera campanulata
  • Cyanastrum cordifolium
  • Cyanella lutea
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