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Savannosiphon
Goldblatt, P. (1993) Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4)
Goldblatt, P. & Marais, W. (1979) Savannosiphon Gen. Nov., A Segregate of Lapeirousia (Iridaceae-Ixioideae) Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 66(4) 845-850
Description of the genus
Perennial herb with round-based corms, bearing membranous to fibrous tunics. Leaves few, the cauline lanceolate, plicate. Stem flattened, winged, unbranched. Inflorescence a spike, bearing fairly large green bracts. Flowers actinomorphic, white; tube long. Stamens included within the tube. Style filiform, with 3 branches, each branch deeply forked. Capsule oblong. Comment: Similar to and sometimes included in Lapeirousia but separated by the round-based corms with membranous or fibrous tunics as opposed to the flat-based corms with hard, often woody, tunics of Lapeirousia. Worldwide: 1 species occurring in DRC (Shaba), Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia Mozambique: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| euryphyllus (Harms) Goldblatt & Marais | N | Description, Image |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SavannosiphonBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Savannosiphon
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Savannosiphon
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Savannosiphon
JSTOR Plant Science: Savannosiphon
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Savannosiphon
Plants of the World Online: Savannosiphon
Tropicos: Savannosiphon
Wikipedia: Savannosiphon
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