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.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crocoideae |
| Tribe: | Watsonieae |
| Genus: | Cyanixia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning |
| Species: | C. socotrana
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyanixia socotrana (Hook.f.) Goldblatt & J.C. Manning
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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".[4] The species was for many years considered a member of the South African genus Babiana but recognized as a distinct genus in 2003.[3]
References
edit- ^ Miller, A. 2004. Babiana socotrana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Goldblatt, J. C. Manning, J. Davies, V. Savolainen and S. Rezai (2003). Cyanixia, a new genus for the Socotran endemic Babiana socotrana (Iridaceae–Crocoideae). Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 60, pp 517-532
- ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 118–120. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
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