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]

Savannosiphon
Scientific classification Edit this 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 euryphylla Harms

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

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  1. ^ a b 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.