Iridaceae

Blue cabong

Codonorhiza corymbosa (L.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Codonorhiza

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Blue cabong (Codonorhiza corymbosa) — FlowerPhoto: Jean-Max Van Pul, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Bloucabong, Koringblommetjie
English: Blue cabong

Synonyms

Anomatheca corymbosa (L.) W.Mill.
Ixia corymbosa L.
Ixia crispifolia Andrews
Lapeirousia corymbosa (L.) Ker Gawl.
Lapeirousia corymbosa subsp. corymbosa
Lapeirousia corymbosa var. grandiflora Klatt
Lapeirousia corymbosa var. purpurea Klatt
Meristostigma azureum Steud.
Meristostigma corymbosum (L.) A.Dietr.
Ovieda corymbosa (L.) Spreng.
Peyrousia corymbosa (L.) Poir.

Flowers

In flower: October (from 43 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jean-Max Van Pul, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: leandra-k_89, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: linkie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eugene Hahndiek, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eugene Hahndiek, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: linkie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.