Discaria americana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rhamnaceae
Subfamilia: Ziziphoideae
Tribus: Colletieae
Genus: Discaria
Species: Discaria americana

Name

Discaria americana Gillies & Hook., Bot. Misc. 1: 156 (1829).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Colletia longispina Hook. & Arn.. Bot. Misc. 3: 173 (1833).
  • Colletia longispina var. foliosa Hook. & Arn., Bot. Misc. 3: 173 (1833).
  • Colletia longissima Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 397 (1840), not validly publ.
  • Condalia spinosa Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 108 (1827).
  • Discaria exilis (Miers) Herter, Fl. Ilustr. Urug. 1(13): t. 2088 (1957).
  • Discaria febrifuga Mart., Syst. Mat. Med. Bras.: 37 (1843).
  • Discaria gracilenta (Miers) Herter, Fl. Ilustr. Urug. 1(13): t. 2091 (1957).
  • Discaria longispina (Hook. & Arn.) Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 5: 373 (1860).
  • Discaria longispina var. foliosa Griseb., Symb. Fl. Argent.: 64 (1879).
  • Discaria lycioides Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 5: 372 (1860).
  • Discaria lycioides var. exilis Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 5: 373 (1860).
  • Discaria spiculata Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 5: 374 (1860).
  • Discaria spiculata var. gracilenta Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 3, 5: 375 (1860).

References

• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Discaria americana. Published online. Accessed: 7 Nov 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Discaria americana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 07. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Discaria americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Nov 2023.

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