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Radinosiphon
Sign in to saveRadinosiphon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1932. It is native to southern + southeastern Africa.
Species
Slenderspike Radinosiphon
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyIridaceae
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Collections
- MO, B, MNHN, K
- Recorded in
- Zimbabwe, Tanzania
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Radinosiphon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1932. It is native to southern + southeastern Africa.
The genus name is derived from the Greek words radinosus, meaning "slender", and siphon, meaning "tube". Species Radinosiphon leptostachya (Baker) N.E.Br., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 263 (1932) - Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, northeastern South Africa Radinosiphon lomatensis (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 263 (1932) - Mpumalanga Province in South Africa
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