Siphonochilus Explained

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

Species

• 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

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=265941 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.