228.0000
Family
Melastomataceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 328 (1789), nom. cons.
148 genera, ca. 6000 spp. tropics, by far the majority in tropical America, almost 1000 in Colombia. Complete phylogeny: Goldenberg et al. (2022), refined by Quakenbush et al. (2025)
Species listed in database: 6137; hybrids: 2
= Blakeaceae Rchb. ex Barnhart; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 19 (1895)
= Memecylaceae DC.; Linnaea 2: 505 (1827)
= Miconiaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 64 (1835)
= Mouririaceae Gardner; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 22 (1840)
= Rhexiaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 59 (1822)
228.4611
Genus
Siphanthera Pohl; Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 102, t. 84, 85 (1827) ex DC. (1828)
Distribution: Guyana, Brazil
Species listed in database: 20
= Meisneria DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 114 (1828)
= Tulasnea Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 2: 142 (1844)
= Farringtonia Gleason; Fieldiana, Bot. 28(2): 426 (1952)
species :
Siphanthera arenaria
(DC.) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 193 (1885)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro)
82 VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Meisneria arenaria DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 114 (1828)
= Rhexia arenaria Schrank & Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 114 (1828)
= Siphanthera arenaria var. cordifolia Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(4): 596 (1888)
= Siphanthera discolor Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 194 (1883)
species :
Siphanthera cordata
Pohl; Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 103, t. 84 (1827)
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Meisneria cordata (Pohl) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 32 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Rhexia veronicifolia Schrank & Mart. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 121 (1828)
= Siphanthera gracilis Miq.; Linnaea 22: 537 (1849)
species :
Siphanthera cordifolia
(Benth.) Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 56: 400 (1929)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar); Guyana; N-Brazil (Roraima); NE-Brazil (Bahia)
82 CLM GUY VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Meisneria cordifolia Benth.; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 299 (1840)
= Meisneria microlicioides Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 12: 204 (1849)
= Siphanthera cordifolia var. glomerata Gleason; Fieldiana, Bot. 28: 426 (1952)
= Siphanthera jenmanii Gleason; Brittonia 1: 137 (1932)
= Siphanthera microlicioides (Naudin) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 194 (1885)
species :
Siphanthera cowanii
Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10: No. I, 97 (1958)
Distribution: Colombia (Guainía, Meta, Vichada); Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN
species :
Siphanthera dawsonii
Wurdack; Contr. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles County 28: 8 (1959)
Distribution: Colombia (Casanare); Venezuela (Bolívar); N-Brazil (Pará); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo)
82 CLM VEN 84 BRA
species :
Siphanthera duidae
(Gleason) Wurdack; Fieldiana, Bot. 29: 541 (1963)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas)
82 VEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Poteranthera duidae Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58: 415 (1931)
species :
Siphanthera fasciculata
(Gleason) Almeda & O.R.Rob.; Novon 9(2): 131 (1999)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas); N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas)
82 CLM VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Farringtonia fasciculata Gleason; Fieldiana, Bot. 28(2): 426 (1952)
species :
Siphanthera foliosa
(Naudin) Wurdack; Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(1): 97 (1958)
Distribution: Colombia (Meta, Vaupés, Vichada); Venezuela (Apure, Bolívar); ?Guyana; Peru; Bolivia (La Paz, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Amazonas, Rondônia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
82 CLM VEN 83 BOL PER 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Poteranthera foliosa (Naudin) Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 121 (1891)
= Poteranthera minor Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 52: 339 (1925)
= Tulasnea foliosa Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 2: 143 (1844)
species :
Siphanthera gracillima
(Naudin) Wurdack; Contr. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles County 28: 8 (1959)
Distribution: Colombia (Guaviare, Meta); WC-Brazil (Goiás); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
82 CLM 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Poteranthera gracillima (Naudin) Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 121 (1891)
= Tulasnea gracillima Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 2: 143 t. 2 (1844)
species :
Siphanthera hostmannii
Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 199 (1883)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Casanare, Guaviare, Meta, Vaupés); Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoátegui, Bolívar); Guyana; Surinam; N-Brazil (Amapá, Pará, Amazonas, Acre)
82 CLM GUY SUR VEN 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Siphanthera capitata Gleason; Brittonia 1: 137 (1932)
= Siphanthera paraensis Huber; Bol. Mus. Paraense Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 2: 510 (1898)
= Siphanthera tatei Gleason; Brittonia 3: 177 (1939)
species :
Siphanthera miqueliana
Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 197 (1885)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Siphanthera paludosa
(DC.) Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 191 (1885)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Meisneria paludosa DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 114 (1828)
species :
Siphanthera ramosissima
Cogn.; Comiss. Linhas Telegr. Estratég. Mato Grosso Amazonas, Annexo 5, Bot. III. 3 (1912), Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 489
Distribution: WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso)
84 BRA
species :
Siphanthera robusta
Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 195 (1885)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Siphanthera subtilis
Pohl; Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 105, t. 85, f. 2 (1827)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Caquetá, Casanare, Meta, Vaupés); Bolivia (Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Roraima, Pará, Amazonas); WC-Brazil (Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul)
82 CLM 83 BOL 84 BRA
Synonyms: hidden
= Meisneria subtilis (Pohl) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 32 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Meisneria tenera (Pohl) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 32 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Siphanthera alsinoides Gleason; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 52: 337 (1925)
= Siphanthera pusilla Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 197 (1885)
= Siphanthera subtilis var. ramosa Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 198 (1883)
= Siphanthera tenera Pohl; Pl. Bras. Icon. Descr. 1: 104, t. 85, f. 1
species :
Siphanthera todziae
Almeda & O.R.Rob.; Syst. Bot. Monogr. 93: 82 (2011)
Distribution: Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
species :
Siphanthera uatumensis
Wurdack
Distribution: N-Brazil (Amazonas)
84 BRA
species :
Siphanthera vaupesana
Wurdack; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 18: 165 (1958)
Distribution: Colombia (Vaupés)
82 CLM
species :
Siphanthera villosa
Cogn.; Fl. Bras. [Martius] 14(3): 192 (1885)
Distribution: SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Siphanthera wurdackii
Almeda & O.R.Rob.; Syst. Bot. Monogr. 93: 88 (2011)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
