Siphoneugena is a genus of the botanical family Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1856.Berg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27: 136, 344-345 in LatinTropicos, Siphoneugena O.Berg It is native to Central and South America as well as the West Indies.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGovaerts, 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.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, MéxicoLandrum, L. R. & M. L. Kawasaki. 1997. The genera of Myrtaceae in Brazil: an illustrated synoptic treatment and identification keys. Brittonia 49(4): 508–536.Proença, C. 1990. A revision of Siphoneugena Berg. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 47(3): 239–271.
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