Syringodea | |
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Syringodea longituba | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Iridaceae |
Subfamily: | Crocoideae |
Tribe: | Croceae |
Genus: | Syringodea Hook.f. |
Type species | |
Syringodea pulchella | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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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]