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Discophora (plant)

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Discophora
Fig. A.: Lasianthera amazonica (syn. of Discophora guianensis)
Scientific classification Edit this 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 montana R.A.Howard

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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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.