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Syringodea longituba

Syringodea longituba is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Syringodea and is part of the fynbos and Succulent Karoo. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and the Western Cape. The plant occurs from the Bokkeveldberge and Hantam Karoo southwards to Malmesbury and Riversdale. The plant is threatened by crop cultivation on the Roggevelde Scarp and lowlands in the Western Cape.

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Syringodea longituba
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Syringodea
Species:
S. longituba
Binomial name
Syringodea longituba
(Klatt) Kuntze, (1898)
Synonyms
  • Syringodea bicolor Baker
  • Trichonema longitubum Klatt

Syringodea longituba is a perennial flowering plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Syringodea and is part of the fynbos and Succulent Karoo.1 The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and the Western Cape. The plant occurs from the Bokkeveldberge and Hantam Karoo southwards to Malmesbury and Riversdale. The plant is threatened by crop cultivation on the Roggevelde Scarp and lowlands in the Western Cape.2

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