Cyphia

Cyphia is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, native to Africa; and particularly South Africa. It has been placed in its own subfamily, Cyphioideae. It is closely related to the genus Lobelia. Cyphia comes in shades of white to mauve, whereas lobelias have strong colours of blue to purple. Species in this genus have a bilabiate corolla; with 3 lobes on top and 2 below (as opposed to Lobelia, which has 2 lobes on top and 3 below). Accepted species: Cyphia alba N.E.Br. – Zimbabwe Cyphia alicedalensis E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – South Africa Cyphia angustifolia Eckl. & Zeyh. ex C.Presl in C.F.Eklon & K.L.P.Zeyher – South Africa Cyphia aspergilloides E.Wimm. – South Africa Cyphia basiloba E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – South Africa Cyphia belfastica E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler – South Africa Cyphia bolusii E.Phillips – Eswatini Cyphia brachyandra Thulin – Tanzania, Malawi Cyphia brevifolia Thulin – Angola Cyphia brummittii Thulin – Malawi Cyphia bulbosa (L.) P.J.Bergius – South ......read more on Wikipedia.