Siphonochilus is a genus of flowering plants native to sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2]
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| Siphonochilus aethiopicus flower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Subfamily: | Siphonochiloideae |
| Tribe: | Siphonochileae |
| Genus: | Siphonochilus J.M.Wood & Franks |
| Type species | |
| Siphonochilus natalensis J. M. Wood & Franks.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
edit- Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt - widespread from Ethiopia west to Sierra Leone and south to South Africa
- Siphonochilus bambutiorum A.D.Poulsen & Lock - Zaïre
- Siphonochilus brachystemon (K.Schum.) B.L.Burtt - eastern Africa from Sudan to Mozambique
- Siphonochilus kilimanensis (Gagnep.) B.L.Burtt - Mozambique
- Siphonochilus kirkii (Hook.f.) B.L.Burtt - eastern and central Africa from Sudan and Central African Republic south to South Africa
- Siphonochilus longitubus Lock - Zambia
- Siphonochilus nigericus (Hutch. ex Hepper) B.L.Burtt - Nigeria, Ghana
- Siphonochilus parvus Lock - Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi
- Siphonochilus pleianthus (K.Schum.) Lock - Zaïre, Angola, Zambia
- Siphonochilus puncticulatus (Gagnep.) Lock - Zaïre, Angola, Zambia
- Siphonochilus rhodesicus (T.C.E.Fr.) Lock - Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaïre
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.