Siphanthera

Siphanthera foliosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Subfamilia: Melastomatoideae
Tribus: Marcetieae
Genus: Siphanthera
Species: S. arenaria – S. cordata – S. cordifolia – S. cowanii – S. dawsonii – S. duidae – S. fasciculata – S. foliosa – S. gracillima – S. hostmannii – S. miqueliana – S. paludosa – S. ramosissima – S. robusta – S. subtilis – S. todziae – S. vaupesana – S. villosa – S. wurdackii

Name

Siphanthera Pohl, Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1(4): 102. t. 84, 85. (1828)

• Type species: Non designatus

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Farringtonia Gleason in Fieldiana, Bot. 28: 426 (1952)
  • Meisneria DC. in Prodr. 3: 114 (1828)
  • Tulasnea Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 2: 142 (1844)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America ^* Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru ^* Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central ^* Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pohl, I.E. 1828–1833. Plantarum Brasiliae icones et descriptiones hactenus ineditae. Tomus 2. 153 pp., tt. 101–200. Vindobonae [Vienna]. BHL Reference page. : 1(4): 102. t. 84, 85.

Additional references

• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
• Almeda, F. & Robinson, O.R. 2011. Systematics and phylogeny of Siphanthera (Melastomataceae). Systematic Botany Monographs 93: 1-101. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Rocha, M.J.R., Guimarães, P.J.F., Michelangeli, F.A. & Batista, J.A.N. 2018. Taxonomy of Marcetieae: A new neotropical tribe of Melastomataceae. International Journal of Plant Sciences 179(1): 50–74. DOI: 10.1086/694932 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Siphanthera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 3. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Siphanthera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct. 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Siphanthera. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 3 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Siphanthera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Oct. 2020.

Vernacular names

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