''Syringodea'' is a

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s in the family

Iridaceae Iridaceae () is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the Iris (plant), irises. It has a nearly global distribution, with 69 accepted genera with a total of about 2500 species. It includes a number of economically importan ...

, first described as a genus in 1873. The entire genus is

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word ''syrinx'', meaning "pipe", and alludes to the long

perianth The perianth (perigonium, perigon or perigone in monocots) is the non-reproductive part of the flower. It is a structure that forms an envelope surrounding the sexual organs, consisting of the calyx (sepals) and the corolla (petals) or tepal ...

tube. ; Species * '' Syringodea bifucata'' M.P.de Vos - Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng * '' Syringodea concolor'' (

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) M.P.de Vos - Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Western Cape * '' Syringodea derustensis'' M.P.de Vos - Western Cape * '' Syringodea flanaganii''

- 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

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Iridaceae genera Endemic flora of South Africa Iridaceae {{Iridaceae-stub