Campylosiphon Explained

Campylosiphon is a genus of flowering plants in the Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1882. It is native to tropical western and central Africa, as well as northern South America.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Species^[1]

• Campylosiphon congestus (C.H.Wright) Maas - Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Angola
• Campylosiphon purpurascens Benth. - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=223772 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
3. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
4. Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flore du Gabon 41: 1-75. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.