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.
;Species
  1. Discocarpus essequeboensis Klotzsch - Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
  2. Discocarpus gentryi S.M.Hayden - S Venezuela, Peru, N Brazil
  3. Discocarpus pedicellatus Fiaschi & Cordeiro - State of Bahia in Brazil
  4. Discocarpus spruceanus Müll.Arg. - Venezuela, Brazil, Suriname, Bolivia
;Formerly included
moved to other genera: Chaetocarpus Lachnostylis
  1. Discocarpus duckeanus Jabl. - Chaetocarpus echinocarpus Ducke
  2. Discocarpus hirtus Pax & K.Hoffm. - Lachnostylis hirta Müll.Arg.
  3. Discocarpus mazarunensis Croizat - Chaetocarpus schomburgkianus Pax & K.Hoffm.
;Names in Urticaceae
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 Liebm. - Discocnide mexicana Chew
  2. Discocarpus nicaraguensis Liebm. - Discocnide mexicana Chew