Siphoneugena densiflora

Siphoneugena densiflora
Siphoneugena densiflora fruits forming
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Siphoneugena
Species:	S. densiflora
Binomial name
Siphoneugena densiflora O.Berg
Synonyms [2]
Calycorectes densiflorus(O.Berg) Nied. Eugenia chnoosepalaKiaersk. Eugenia chnoosepala var. chnoosepala Eugenia chnoosepala var. latifoliaKiaersk. Eugenia chnoosepala var. regnellianaKiaersk. Paramitranthes bracteataBurret Paramitranthes chnoosepala(Kiaersk.) Burret Paramitranthes densiflora(O.Berg) Burret Paramitranthes macrophyllaBurret Paramitranthes regnelliana(Kiaersk.) Burret Siphoneugena bracteata(Burret) Kausel Siphoneugena chnoosepala(Kiaersk.) Kausel Siphoneugena chnoosepala var. macrophylla(Burret) Mattos & N.Silveira Siphoneugena chnoosepala var. pilosaMattos & N.Silveira Siphoneugena densiflora var. densiflora Siphoneugena macrophylla(Burret) Kausel Siphoneugena macrophylla var. brasiliaeMattos Siphoneugena regnelliana(Kiaersk.) Kausel

Siphoneugena densiflora is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. ^[1] Typically found as a shrub up to 3 metres tall, and more rarely as a tree up to between 12 and 13 metres tall, this plant produces edible purplish-black fruit that are less than 10mm in diameter. ^[3]

References

1. Barroso, G.M. (1998). "Siphoneugenia densiflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T37971A10090166. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37971A10090166.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. "Siphoneugena densiflora O.Berg". The Plant List. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
3. McVaugh, Rogers (May 31, 1963). "Tropical American Myrtaceae, II; notes on generic concepts and descriptions of previously unrecognized species". Fieldiana Botany. 29: 510.