Syringodea
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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. The genus name is derived from the Greek word syrinx, meaning "pipe", and alludes to the long perianth tube.
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. The genus name is derived from the Greek word syrinx, meaning "pipe", and alludes to the long perianth tube.
Species
Six species are accepted. 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. (unplaced) - Eastern Cape Syringodea saxatilis M.P.de Vos - Western Cape
Formerly placed here
Afrocrocus unifolius (as Syringodea unifolia Goldblatt )
References
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