Discocarpus

Discocarpus is a genus of the plant family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1841. It is native to northern South America. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.

1. Discocarpus essequeboensis <small>Klotzsch</small> - Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Amapá), Venezuela (Amazonas), Guyana (Essequibo, Rupununi), Suriname, French Guiana
2. Discocarpus gentryi <small>S.M.Hayden</small> - S Venezuela (Amazonas), Peru (Loreto), N Brazil
3. Discocarpus pedicellatus <small>Fiaschi & Cordeiro</small> - State of Bahia in Brazil
4. Discocarpus spruceanus <small>Müll.Arg.</small> - Venezuela (Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Mato Grosso), Suriname (Sipaliwini), Bolivia (Santa Cruz)

moved to other genera: Chaetocarpus Lachnostylis

1. Discocarpus duckeanus <small>Jabl.</small> - Chaetocarpus echinocarpus <small>(Baill.) Ducke</small>
2. Discocarpus hirtus <small>(L.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm.</small> - Lachnostylis hirta <small>(L.f.) Müll.Arg.</small>
3. Discocarpus mazarunensis <small>Croizat</small> - Chaetocarpus schomburgkianus <small>(Kuntze) Pax & K.Hoffm.</small>

In 1851, Liebmann used the same name, Discocarpus, to refer to some plants in the Urticaceae. Thus he created an illegitimate homonym, so his usage of the name had to be abandoned. Species names created in Urticaceae:

1. Discocarpus mexicanus <small>Liebm.</small> - Discocnide mexicana <small>(Liebm.) Chew</small>
2. Discocarpus nicaraguensis <small>Liebm.</small> - Discocnide mexicana <small>(Liebm.) Chew</small>

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