Siphonochilus

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

Siphonochilus
Siphonochilus aethiopicus flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Zingiberaceae
Subfamily:	Siphonochiloideae
Tribe:	Siphonochileae
Genus:	Siphonochilus J.M.Wood & Franks
Type species
Siphonochilus natalensis J. M. Wood & Franks.
Synonyms[1]
Cienkowskia Schweinf., illegitimate Cienkowskiella Y.K.Kam

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