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]
| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Savannosiphon euryphylla (Harms) Goldblatt & Marais | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Savannosiphon |
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| Savannosiphon euryphylla |
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