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Syringodea

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Iridaceae

Tribe
  
Croceae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Crocoideae

Higher classification
  
Iridaceae

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Similar
  
Iridaceae, Melasphaerula, Tritoniopsis, Witsenia, Ennealophus

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.

The genus name is derived from the Greek word syrinx, meaning "pipe", and alludes to the long perianth tube.

Species
  1. Syringodea bifucata M.P.de Vos - Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng
  2. Syringodea concolor (Baker) M.P.de Vos - Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape
  3. Syringodea derustensis M.P.de Vos - Western Cape
  4. Syringodea flanaganii Baker - Eastern Cape
  5. Syringodea longituba (Klatt) Kuntze - Western Cape
  6. Syringodea pulchella Hook.f. - Eastern Cape
  7. Syringodea saxatilis M.P.de Vos - Western Cape
  8. Syringodea unifolia Goldblatt - Northern Cape, Western Cape

References

Syringodea Wikipedia