Discophora (Stemonuraceae)

Discophora guianensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Aquifoliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Aquifoliales

Familia: Stemonuraceae
Genus: Discophora
Species: D. guianensis – D. montana

Name

Discophora Miers Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2 10: 118. (1852)

• Type species: Discophora guianensis Miers

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Kummeria Mart. ex Engl. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(2): 52 (1872), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Panamá Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miers, J. 1852. On some genera of the Icacinaceae Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser. 2, 10(57): 30–44, 108–119, 176–181. Reference page. : 118–119
• Duno de Stefano, R. 2008. El género Discophora Miers (Stemonuraceae) en el Neotrópico. Candollea 63(2): 177–187. ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Discophora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Discophora. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 8 2016.
• Tropicos.org 2016. Discophora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Oct. 2016.

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