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

Discophora guianensis Miers Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2 10: 119. (1852)

Lectotypus (designated by Duno de Stefano, R. 2008: 180): Guyana. Demerara: Parker s.n. K [000562553]; Isotypes: K [000562552], F, K.

Homotypic
- Kummeria brasiliensis Mart. ex Engl. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(2): 52 (1872), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Spathelia ramosa Mart. ex Engl. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 12(2): 52 (1872), pro syn.
- Discophora froesii Pires in Bol. Técn. Inst. Agron. N. 38: 28 (1960)
  - Typus: Brasil. Amazonas: Taracuâ,bôca do R. Tiqué, 28.11.1959, Rodrigues, J.S., J.M. Pires & N.T. Silva 148 (Holotype: IAN; Isotypes: SP).
- Discophora panamensis Standl. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 4: 222 (1929)
  - Typus: Panama. Bocas delToro : region of Almirante, Buena Vista camp on Chiriquitrail, 375 m, 1928, Cooper, G.P. 613 (Holotype: F; Isotypes: GH, US.
- Lasianthera amazonica Barb.Rodr. in Vellosia 1: 13 (1888)
  - Typus: Brasil. Amazonas: ad Igarapé de Manâos, Barbosa Rodrigues 337.

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, 2^nd Edition

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.
Duno de Stefano, R. 2008. El género Discophora Miers (Stemonuraceae) en el Neotrópico. Candollea 63(2): 177–187. ResearchGate Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Discophora guianensis 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.
Hassler, M. 2024. Discophora guianensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Discophora guianensis. Published online. Accessed: 15. Oct. 2024.

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