Siphonochilus
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Siphonochilus aethiopicus, Mozambique.
Translingual
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Etymology
siphono- (“pipe, tube”) + Ancient Greek χῑλός m (khīlós, “food for livestock”).
Proper noun
Siphonochilus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae – certain flowering plants of sub-Saharan Africa.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Zingiberales - order; Zingiberaceae - family; Siphonochiloideae - subfamily; Siphonochileae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Siphonochilus aethiopicus (African ginger) – type species; Siphonochilus bambutiorum, Siphonochilus brachystemon, Siphonochilus kilimanensis, Siphonochilus kirkii, Siphonochilus longitubus, Siphonochilus nigericus, Siphonochilus parvus, Siphonochilus pleianthus, Siphonochilus puncticulatus, Siphonochilus rhodesicus – other species
Related terms
References
Siphonochilus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Siphonochilus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Siphonochilus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
