SIPHONANTHUS, in botany; a genus of plants belonging to the class of tetrandria and order of monogynia. The corolla is monopetalous, funnel-shaped; the tube is very narrow, and much longer than the calyx. There are four berries, each containing one seed. There is only one species, the indica.
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