Syringodea
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| Genus: | Syringodea |
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| Syringodea pulchella | |
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Afrocrocus J.C.Manning & Goldblatt | |
Syringodea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1873. The entire genus is endemic to South Africa.[1][2]
The genus name is derived from the Greek word syrinx, meaning "pipe", and alludes to the long perianth tube.[3]
- Species[1]
- Syringodea bifucata M.P.de Vos - Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng
- Syringodea concolor (Baker) M.P.de Vos - Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape
- Syringodea derustensis M.P.de Vos - Western Cape
- Syringodea flanaganii Baker - Eastern Cape
- Syringodea longituba (Klatt) Kuntze - Western Cape
- Syringodea pulchella Hook.f. - Eastern Cape
- Syringodea saxatilis M.P.de Vos - Western Cape
- Syringodea unifolia Goldblatt - Northern Cape, Western Cape
References
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Vos de, M.P. (1983). Flora of Southern Africa 7(2; 2): i-ix, 1-76. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture.
- ^ Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.
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