DiscocleidionDiscocleidion is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1914. It contains one accepted species, Discocleidion rufescens, endemic to China.;formerly includedmoved to Alchornea Discocleidion glabrum ''Merr., synonym of Alchornea glabra Hurus. Discocleidion ulmifolium Pax & K.Hoffm., synonym of Alchornea ulmifolia'' Hurus.