Syngonanthus

{{Short description|Genus of plants}}

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|image_caption = Syngonanthus chrysanthus

|taxon = Syngonanthus

|authority = Ruhland

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|synonyms =

  • Philodice Mart.
  • Limnoxeranthemum Salzm. ex Steud.
  • Carptotepala Moldenke

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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).[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=267395 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.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.

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