Siphonochilus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Zingiberaceae
Subfamilia: Siphonochiloideae
Tribus: Siphonochileae
Genus: Siphonochilus
Species: S. aethiopicus – S. bambutiorum – S. brachystemon – S. kilimanensis – S. kirkii – S. longitubus – S. nigericus – S. parvus – S. pleianthus – S. puncticulatus – S. rhodesicus
Name

Siphonochilus J.M.Wood & Franks, Naturalist (Port Elisabeth) 1: 115 (1911)

Type species: Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 40: 372 (1982) Designated as synonym Siphonochilus natalensis (Schltr. & K.Schum.) J.M.Wood & Franks, Naturalist (Port Elisabeth) 1: 115 (1911)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Cienkowskia Schweinf., Beitr. Fl. Aethiop.: 197 (1867), nom. illeg.
Cienkowskiella Y.K.Kam, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 38: 8 (1980)

References

Wood, J.M. & Franks, M. (1911) Naturalist 1: 115. Also same authors and date in Natal Plants 6: , t. 560–561. and Kew Bull. 1911: 274
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Siphonochilus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 May 18. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2015. Siphonochilus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 May 2015.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Siphonochilus. Published online. Accessed: May 18 2015.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Siphonochilus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Siphonochilus is a genus of plants native to sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2]

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

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.