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.[1][2]
The genus name is derived from the Greek word syrinx, meaning "pipe", and alludes to the long perianth tube.[3]
Species
Six species are accepted.[4]
- 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 (Goldblatt) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning (as Syringodea unifolia Goldblatt)
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Syringodea Hook.f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
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