Radinosiphon
Genus of flowering plants
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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.[1]
| Radinosiphon | |
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| Radinosiphon leptostachya | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crocoideae |
| Tribe: | Croceae |
| Genus: | Radinosiphon N.E.Br. |
| Type species | |
| Radinosiphon leptostachya (Baker) N.E.Br. | |
The genus name is derived from the Greek words radinosus, meaning "slender", and siphon, meaning "tube".[2]
- 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
