Hedyotis cyanantha

(Bluets, Quaker Ladies)

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Spermatophytina (auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Seed Plants
        Infraphylum: Angiospermae auct.
        Class: Magnoliopsida Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Lamiidae Takhtajan ex Reveal, 1992
        Superorder: Gentiananae Thorne ex Reveal, 1992
        Order: Rubiales Dumortier, 1829
        Family: Rubiaceae (rich-AR-dee-uh) A.L. de Jussieu, 1789 - Coffee Family
        Genus: Hedyotis (hed-ee-OH-tis) - Starviolet
        Specific epithet: cyanantha Kurz
        Botanical name: Hedyotis cyanantha Kurz

Unambiguous Synonyms:

Hedyotis caerulea Wight & Arn.
Oldenlandia caerulea Gamble
Oldenlandia pygmaea Kuntze

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003.

Physical Description

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Family Rubiaceae:

The Rubiaceae are trees, shrubs, or infrequently herbs comprising about 450 genera and 6,500 species, including some lianous forms. The leaves are simple and usually entire, and are opposite or sometimes whorled; stipules are present and interpetiolar. The flowers are nearly always bisexual and actinomorphic, often heterostylous, and usually are in cymose inflorescences. The calyx is mostly somewhat reduced and 4-5-lobed or sometimes the lobes are obsolete or rarely one of them greatly expanded and brightly colored. The sympetalous corolla is mostly 4-5-lobed, occasionally with 3 or up to 10 lobes. The androecium consists of as many stamens as corolla lobes and is adnate to the corolla tube or epigynous zone, alternate with the lobes. The gynoecium consists of a single compound pistil of 2 or seldom more carpels, a single style, and a nearly always inferior ovary with the number of locules equaling the number of carpels, each with 1-many axile ovules. An epigynous nectary disk is usually present. The fruit is variable, sometimes forming multiples. -- Gerald Carr.

Images:

Hedyotis cyanantha Hedyotis cyanantha Photographer: Kris Light
Location Taken: East Tennessee Copyright: © Kris Light. East Tennessee Wildflowers ZipcodeZoo Photo ID: 288546

Distribution

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Range and Population

India to Malesia

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Hedyotis:

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Notes

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Contributors:

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 29, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
Light, Kris. East Tennessee Wildflowers
World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.

Identifiers:

Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14262143
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:752414-1
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2572194

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Last Revised: May 08, 2008