Campylosiphon

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Dioscoreales

Familia: Burmanniaceae
Tribus: Burmannieae
Genus: Campylosiphon
Species: C. congestus – C. purpurascens
Name

Campylosiphon Benth., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 14: t. 1384 (1882)

Type species: Campylosiphon purpurascens Benth., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 14: t. 1384 (1882)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Dipterosiphon Huber, Bol. Mus. Paraense Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 2: 502 (1898)

References

Bentham, G. (1882) Hooker's Icones Plantarum pl. 1384. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Campylosiphon in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Sept. 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Campylosiphon. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 12 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Campylosiphon. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Sept. 12.

Campylosiphon is a genus of flowering plants in the Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1882. It is native to tropical western and central Africa, as well as northern South America.[1][2][3][4]

Species[1]

Campylosiphon congestus (C.H.Wright) Maas - Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Zaire, Angola
Campylosiphon purpurascens Benth. - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flore du Gabon 41: 1-75. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.