Siphonochilus

Siphonochilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Siphonochilus
J.M.Wood & Franks
Type species
Siphonochilus natalensis
J. M. Wood & Franks.
Synonyms[1]
  • Cienkowskia Schweinf., illegitimate
  • Cienkowskiella Y.K.Kam

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

  1. Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt - widespread from Ethiopia west to Sierra Leone and south to South Africa
  2. Siphonochilus bambutiorum A.D.Poulsen & Lock - Zaïre
  3. Siphonochilus brachystemon (K.Schum.) B.L.Burtt - eastern Africa from Sudan to Mozambique
  4. Siphonochilus kilimanensis (Gagnep.) B.L.Burtt - Mozambique
  5. Siphonochilus kirkii (Hook.f.) B.L.Burtt - eastern and central Africa from Sudan and Central African Republic south to South Africa
  6. Siphonochilus longitubus Lock - Zambia
  7. Siphonochilus nigericus (Hutch. ex Hepper) B.L.Burtt - Nigeria, Ghana
  8. Siphonochilus parvus Lock - Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi
  9. Siphonochilus pleianthus (K.Schum.) Lock - Zaïre, Angola, Zambia
  10. Siphonochilus puncticulatus (Gagnep.) Lock - Zaïre, Angola, Zambia
  11. Siphonochilus rhodesicus (T.C.E.Fr.) Lock - Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaïre


References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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