Savannosiphon
Savannosiphon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Subfamily: | Crocoideae |
Tribe: | Watsonieae |
Genus: | Savannosiphon Goldblatt & Marais |
Species: | S. euryphylla
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Binomial name | |
Savannosiphon euryphylla (Harms) Goldblatt & Marais
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Savannosiphon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a new species in 1980. It contains only one known species, Savannosiphon euryphylla, native to tropical Africa (Zaire, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe).[1][2][3][4]
The genus name, derived from the word savanna and the Greek word siphon (meaning "tube") alludes to its habitat and the structure of its perianth tube.[5]
References[]
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- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Lebrun J.-P. & Stork, A.L. (1995). Énumération des Plants à Fleurs D'Afrique Tropicale 3: 1-341. Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève.
- ^ Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1-89.
- ^ Geerinck, D (2005). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Iridaceae: 1-102. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
- ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 123–24. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
Categories:
- Iridaceae
- Monotypic Iridaceae genera
- Flora of Africa
- Iridaceae stubs