Savannosiphon Goldblatt & Marais

Goldblatt, P. (1993) Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4)

Goldblatt, P. & Marais, W. (1979) Savannosiphon Gen. Nov., A Segregate of Lapeirousia (Iridaceae-Ixioideae) Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 66(4) 845-850

Description of the genus

Perennial herb with round-based corms, bearing membranous to fibrous tunics. Leaves few, the cauline lanceolate, plicate. Stem flattened, winged, unbranched. Inflorescence a spike, bearing fairly large green bracts. Flowers actinomorphic, white; tube long. Stamens included within the tube. Style filiform, with 3 branches, each branch deeply forked. Capsule oblong.

Worldwide: 1 species occurring in DRC (Shaba), Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia

Malawi: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
euryphyllus (Harms) Goldblatt & Marais	N,C,S	Description, Image

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