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Cape Crocuses
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Cape Crocuses

Syringodea

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.

The genus name is derived from the Greek word syrinx, meaning "pipe", and alludes to the long perianth tube.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Long Capecrocus

speciesSyringodea longituba

Karoo Capecrocus

speciesSyringodea concolor

Eastern Capecrocus

speciesSyringodea bifucata

Crane Flower's Bill

speciesSyringodea pulchella

Syringodea derustensis

speciesSyringodea derustensis

Syringodea flanaganii

speciesSyringodea flanaganii

Syringodea saxatilis

speciesSyringodea saxatilis

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 559832.