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Cyanixia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Iridaceae

Tribe
  
Ixieae

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Ixioideae

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Ennealophus, Hesperoxiphion, Syringodea, Melasphaerula, Witsenia

Cyanixia is a genus of plants in the Iridaceae, first described in 2003. It contains only one known species, Cyanixia socotrana, a perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plant species endemic to the Island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean, part of the Republic of Yemen.

The genus name is derived from Greek words Ixia, referring to the radially symmetrical flowers in the genus of that name, as well as cyanos, meaning "blue". The species was for many years considered a member of the South African genus Babiana but recognized as a distinct genus in 2003.

References

Cyanixia Wikipedia