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Syringodea
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Syringodea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1873. The entire genus is endemic to South Africa.cite-ref-j-1-1[1]cite-ref-2[2]

The genus name is derived from the Greek word syrinx, meaning "pipe", and alludes to the long perianth tube.cite-ref-goldblatt2008-3-0[3]

Speciescite-ref-j-1-2[1]

Syringodea bifucata M.P.de Vos - Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng
Syringodea concolor (Baker) M.P.de Vos - Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape
Syringodea derustensis M.P.de Vos - Western Cape
Syringodea flanaganii Baker - Eastern Cape
Syringodea longituba (Klatt) Kuntze - Western Cape
Syringodea pulchella Hook.f. - Eastern Cape
Syringodea saxatilis M.P.de Vos - Western Cape
Syringodea unifolia Goldblatt - Northern Cape, Western Cape

References

cite-note-j-11. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
cite-note-22. Vos de, M.P. (1983). Flora of Southern Africa 7(2; 2): i-ix, 1-76. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture.
cite-note-goldblatt2008-33. citerefmanning-johngoldblatt-peter2008Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2008). The Iris Family: Natural History & Classification. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. pp. 91–93. ISBN 978-0-88192-897-6.