Siphoneugena

Siphoneugena
Siphoneugena densiflora fruits forming
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Siphoneugena
O.Berg
Synonyms
  • Calycorectes subgen. Siphoneugenia (O.Berg) Nied.
  • Eugenia subgen. Siphoneugena (O.Berg) Kiaersk.
  • Paramitranthes Burret

Siphoneugena is a genus of the botanical family Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1856. It is native to Central and South America as well as the West Indies.

Species

15 species are accepted.

References

  1. 1 2 Tropicos, Siphoneugena O.Berg
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Berg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27: 136, 344-345 in Latin
  4. ↑ Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. ↑ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
  6. ↑ Landrum, L. R. & M. L. Kawasaki. 1997. The genera of Myrtaceae in Brazil: an illustrated synoptic treatment and identification keys. Brittonia 49(4): 508–536.
  7. ↑ Proença, C. 1990. A revision of Siphoneugena Berg. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 47(3): 239–271.
  8. ↑ "Siphoneugena O.Berg". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 October 2026.