Discophora (plant)
Appearance
Discophora | |
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Fig. A.: Lasianthera amazonica (syn. of Discophora guianensis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Aquifoliales |
Family: | Stemonuraceae |
Genus: | Discophora Miers |
Type species | |
Discophora guianensis Miers | |
Species | |
Discophora guianensis Miers |
Discophora is a genus of trees in the family Stemonuraceae. There are two species, Discophora guianensis and Discophora montana.[1][2] The plants occur in the Neotropics.
References
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- ^ Howard, Richard A. (1942). "Studies of the Icacinaceae Iv. Considerations of the New World Genera". Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (142): 3–60. ISSN 0195-6094.
- ^ Calderón, Angela I.; Hodel, Adam; Craig, Evisabel; Gupta, Mahabir P. (2013). "Triterpenes and fatty acids from Discophora guianensis identified by GC–MS". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. Complete (50): 16–18. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2013.03.034. ISSN 0305-1978.