Radinosiphon | |
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Radinosiphon leptostachya | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Subfamily: | Crocoideae |
Tribe: | Croceae |
Genus: | Radinosiphon N.E.Br. |
Type species | |
Radinosiphon leptostachya (Baker) N.E.Br. |
Radinosiphon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1932. It is native to southern + southeastern Africa. [1]
The genus name is derived from the Greek words radinosus, meaning "slender", and siphon, meaning "tube". [2]