Savannosiphon

Savannosiphon
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
Binomial name
Savannosiphon euryphylla (Harms) Goldblatt & Marais
Synonyms [1]
Acidanthera euryphylla(Harms) Diels Lapeirousia euryphyllaHarms

Savannosiphon is a flowering plant genus in the family Iridaceae, circumscribed in 1980. It contains a single species, Savannosiphon euryphylla, native to tropical Africa (Zaire, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, and 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

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. 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.
3. Goldblatt, P. (1996). Iridaceae. Flora of Tropical East Africa: 1–89.
4. Geerinck, D (2005). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi) Iridaceae: 1–102. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.
5. Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 123–124. ISBN   978-0-88192-897-6.