Syngonanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae.Giulietti, A. M., M. J. Gomes de Andrade, L. R. Parra de Lazzari, C. v. d. Berg & R. M. Harley. 2009. (1902) Proposal to conserve the name Syngonanthus against Philodice (Eriocaulaceae). Taxon 58(3): 1008–1009.Brummitt, R. K. 2011. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 63. Taxon 60(4): 1202–1210. It is native to tropical Africa and to Latin America (from Mexico and Cuba south to Argentina).Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroHuft, M. J. 1994. 261. Eriocaulaceae. 6: 178–184. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.
Species 146 species are accepted. Syngonanthus acephalus Hensold – Amazonas State in Venezuela Syngonanthus albopulvinatus (Moldenke) Moldenke – Venezuela Syngonanthus allenii Moldenke – Colombia, Amazonas State in Brazil Syngonanthus amapensis Moldenke – Colombia, Venezuela, northwestern Brazil Syngonanthus amazonicus Moldenke – Colombia, Venezuela, northwestern Brazil Syngonanthus androsaceus (Griseb.) Ruhland – Cuba Syngonanthus angolensis H.E.Hess – Angola, Zaïre, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi Syngonanthus anomalus (Körn.) Ruhland – Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil, Ecuador, the Guianas Syngonanthus anthemidiflorus (Bong.) Ruhland – Brazil, Misiones Province of Argentina Syngonanthus appressus (Körn.) Ruhland – central and southern Brazil Syngonanthus aquaticus Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus arenarius (Gardner) Ruhland – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus atrovirens (Körn.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus auripes Silveira – Bahia, Goiás Syngonanthus bartlettii Moldenke – Belize Syngonanthus bellus Moldenke – Venezuela, northern Brazil Syngonanthus bianoensis Kimp. – Zaïre Syngonanthus bicolor Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus biformis (N.E.Br.) Gleason – Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil, Peru, the Guianas Syngonanthus bisumbellatus (Steud.) Ruhland – Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Pará, Piauí Syngonanthus blackii Moldenke – Pará Syngonanthus bracteosus Moldenke – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus cabralensis Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus cachimboensis Moldenke – Pará Syngonanthus canaliculatus Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus capillaceus Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus caulescens (Poir.) Ruhland – State of Veracruz in Mexico; Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, the Guianas, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay Syngonanthus chapadensis Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus chrysanthus (Bong.) Ruhland – southeastern Brazil Syngonanthus costatus Ruhland – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus cowanii Moldenke – southeastern Colombia, Amazonas State in Venezuela Syngonanthus crassinervius Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus culcitosus – west-central Minas Gerais Syngonanthus cuyabensis (Bong.) Giul., Hensold & L.R.Parra – Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname Syngonanthus davidsei Huft – Chiapas Syngonanthus decorus Moldenke – Goiás Syngonanthus densiflorus (Körn.) Ruhland – Peru, Brazil, Bolivia Syngonanthus densifolius – Goiás and Minas Gerais Syngonanthus densus (Körn.) Ruhland – Brazil Syngonanthus diamantinensis Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus dichroanthus Hensold – Goiás Syngonanthus discretifolius – Syngonanthus duidae Moldenke – Venezuela Syngonanthus egleri Moldenke – Pará Syngonanthus exilis S.M.Phillips – Zambia Syngonanthus fenestratus Hensold – Venezuela, northern Brazil, Guyana Syngonanthus ferrensis Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus filipes Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus fischerianus (Bong.) Ruhland – Brazil, Bolivia Syngonanthus flaviceps Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus flavidulus (Michx.) Ruhland – southeastern USA (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina) Syngonanthus fuscescens Ruhland – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus garimpensis Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus glandulifer Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus goyazensis (Körn.) Ruhland – Goiás, Minas Gerais Syngonanthus gracilis (Bong.) Ruhland – Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil, Peru, the Guianas, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay Syngonanthus grao-mogolensis Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus helminthorrhizus (Mart. ex Körn.) Ruhland – Brazil, Paraguay Syngonanthus hensoldiae – Goiás Syngonanthus heteropeploides Herzog – Venezuela, northern Brazil, Guyana Syngonanthus heterotrichus Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus hirtellus Ruhland – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus hondurensis Moldenke – Belize Syngonanthus humbertii Moldenke – Madagascar Syngonanthus humboldtii (Kunth) Ruhland – Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil, the Guianas Syngonanthus hygrotrichus Ruhland – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus incurvifolius – Goiás Syngonanthus insularis Moldenke – Isla de la Juventud in Cuba Syngonanthus itambeensis Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus lagopodioides (Griseb.) Ruhland – Cuba Syngonanthus lanatus Moldenke – Brazil Syngonanthus lanceolatus Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus laricifolius (Gardner) Ruhland – Brazil Syngonanthus latifolius (Moldenke) Hensold – Mato Grosso Syngonanthus leprieurii (Körn.) Ruhland – Pará, French Guiana, Venezuela Syngonanthus lisowskii Kimp – Zaïre Syngonanthus llanorum Ruhland – Colombia; Apure State in Venezuela Syngonanthus longibracteatus Kimp – Zaïre, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique Syngonanthus longipes Gleason – Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname Syngonanthus lundellianus Moldenke – Belize Syngonanthus macrocephalus (Moldenke) Hensold – Cerro Sipapo in Venezuela Syngonanthus macrolepis Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus manikaensis Kimp – Zaïre Syngonanthus marginatus Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus micropus Silveira – São Paulo Syngonanthus minutifolius Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus minutulus (Steud.) Moldenke – Pará, Minas Gerais Syngonanthus minutus (Moldenke) Hensold – Auyán-tepui in Venezuela Syngonanthus mollis – Bolivia and Peru Syngonanthus multipes Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus mwinilungensis S.M.Phillips – Zambia Syngonanthus nanus Moldenke – Paraná Syngonanthus ngoweensis Lecomte – Zaïre, Congo-Brazzaville, Angola Syngonanthus niger Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus nigroalbus Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus nitens (Bong.) Ruhland – Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela Syngonanthus oblongus (Körn.) Ruhland – Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela Syngonanthus oneillii Moldenke – Belize Syngonanthus ottohuberi Hensold – Amazonas State in Venezuela Syngonanthus pakaraimensis Moldenke – Venezuela, Guyana Syngonanthus paleaceus S.M.Phillips – Zambia Syngonanthus pallens Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus pauciflorus Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus peruvianus Ruhland (synonym Syngonanthus yacuambensis Moldenke) – Ecuador and northeastern and central Peru Syngonanthus philcoxii Moldenke – Mato Grosso Syngonanthus philodicoides (Körn.) Ruhland – Bahia, Goiás Syngonanthus pittieri Moldenke – Panama Syngonanthus planus Ruhland – Bahia, Minas Gerais Syngonanthus plumosus Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus poggeanus Ruhland – Burundi, Zaïre, Congo-Brazzaville, Angola, Zambia Syngonanthus polyaxis – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus pulchellus Moldenke – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus pulcher (Körn.) Ruhland – Goiás, Minas Gerais Syngonanthus pulvinellus Moldenke – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus quadrangularis Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus reclinatus (Körn.) Ruhland – Brazil Syngonanthus restingensis Hensold & A.L.R.Oliveira – Bahia, Rio de Janeiro Syngonanthus retrorsus Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus rhizonema Ruhland – São Paulo Syngonanthus robinsonii Moldenke – Zaïre, Zambia Syngonanthus saxicola – Goiás Syngonanthus schlechteri Ruhland – Zaïre, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Tanzania Syngonanthus schwackei Ruhland – eastern Brazil Syngonanthus sclerophyllus Ruhland – Goiás Syngonanthus setifolius Hensold – northern Brazil, Venezuela Syngonanthus sickii Moldenke – Pará Syngonanthus simplex (Miq.) Ruhland – Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil, the Guianas Syngonanthus sinuosus Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus spadiceus (Körn.) Ruhland – Piauí, Minas Gerais Syngonanthus spongiosus Hensold – Amazonas State of Brazil Syngonanthus surinamensis Moldenke – Suriname Syngonanthus syngonanthoides – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus tenuipes Silveira – Minas Gerais Syngonanthus tenuis (Kunth) Ruhland – Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil Syngonanthus tiricensis Moldenke – Bolívar State in Venezuela Syngonanthus trichophyllus Moldenke – Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil, Guyana Syngonanthus umbellatus (Lam.) Ruhland – Dominican Republic, Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil, the Guianas Syngonanthus upembaensis Kimp – Zaïre Syngonanthus verticillatus (Bong.) Ruhland – Goiás, Minas Gerais Syngonanthus vittatus – Goiás Syngonanthus wahlbergii (Wikstr. ex Körn.) Ruhland – from Nigeria east to Tanzania, south to northern South Africa Syngonanthus weddellii Moldenke – Pará, Goiás Syngonanthus welwitschii (Rendle) Ruhland – Zaïre, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia Syngonanthus widgrenianus (Körn.) Ruhland – eastern Brazil Syngonanthus williamsii (Moldenke) Hensold – Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil Syngonanthus xinguensis Moldenke – Mato Grosso
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