Discocarpus is a genus of the plant family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1841.Klotzsch, Johann Friedrich. 1841. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 7(1): 201-202 descriptions in Latin, commentary in GermanTropicos Discocarpus Klotzsch It is native to northern South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGovaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroFunk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584 It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
Species Discocarpus essequeboensis Klotzsch - Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Amapá), Venezuela (Amazonas), Guyana (Essequibo, Rupununi), Suriname, French GuianaTropicos, specimen list for Discocarpus essequeboensis Klotzsch Discocarpus gentryi S.M.Hayden - S Venezuela (Amazonas), Peru (Loreto), N BrazilTropicos, specimen list for Discocarpus gentryi S.M. Hayden Discocarpus pedicellatus Fiaschi & Cordeiro - State of Bahia in Brazil Discocarpus spruceanus Müll.Arg. - Venezuela (Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Mato Grosso), Suriname (Sipaliwini), Bolivia (Santa Cruz)Tropicos, specimen list for Discocarpus spruceanus Müll. Arg.
Formerly included moved to other genera: Chaetocarpus Lachnostylis Discocarpus duckeanus Jabl. - Chaetocarpus echinocarpus (Baill.) Ducke Discocarpus hirtus (L.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Lachnostylis hirta (L.f.) Müll.Arg. Discocarpus mazarunensis Croizat - Chaetocarpus schomburgkianus (Kuntze) Pax & K.Hoffm.
Names in UrticaceaeTropicos, Discocarpus Liebm. In 1851, Liebmann used the same name, Discocarpus, to refer to some plants in the Urticaceae.Liebmann, Frederik Michael. 1851. Kongelige Danske videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter, Naturvidenskabeli Mathematisk Afdeling 2: 308 Thus he created an illegitimate homonym, so his usage of the name had to be abandoned. Species names created in Urticaceae:The Plant List, synonymy for Discocnide mexicana (Liebm.) Chew Discocarpus mexicanus Liebm. - Discocnide mexicana (Liebm.) Chew Discocarpus nicaraguensis Liebm. - Discocnide mexicana (Liebm.) Chew
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