Radinosiphon

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Iridaceae
Subfamilia: Crocoideae
Tribus: Ixieae
Genus: Radinosiphon
Species: R. leptostachya – R. lomatensis
Name

Radinosiphon N.E.Br., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 262 (1932)

Type species: non designatus

References

Brown, N.E. (1932) Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 20: 262.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Radinosiphon in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Radinosiphon. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 27 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Radinosiphon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Nov. 27.

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]

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, Swaziland, northeastern South Africa
Radinosiphon lomatensis (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br., Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 20: 263 (1932) - Mpumalanga Province in South Africa

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN 0-88192-897-6.