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Cyanella marlothii

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Cyanella marlothii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Tecophilaeaceae
Genus: Cyanella
Species:
C. marlothii
Binomial name
Cyanella marlothii
J.C.Manning & Goldblatt

Cyanella marlothii is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Cyanella.[1] The plant is endemic to the Northern Cape. It occurs in the Richtersveld just west of Ploegberg. There is only one population of less than 50 plants that is threatened by overgrazing.[2]

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