Savannosiphon

Savannosiphon is a flowering plant genus in the family Iridaceae, circumscribed in 1980. It contains a single species, Savannosiphon euryphylla, native to tropical Africa (Zaire, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe).^[1][2][3][4]

Savannosiphon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Crocoideae
Tribe:	Watsonieae
Genus:	Savannosiphon Goldblatt & Marais
Species:	S. euryphylla
Binomial name
Savannosiphon euryphylla (Harms) Goldblatt & Marais
Synonyms[1]
Acidanthera euryphylla (Harms) Diels Lapeirousia euryphylla Harms

The genus name, derived from the word "savanna" and the Greek word siphon (meaning "tube") alludes to its habitat and the structure of its perianth tube.^[5]