Phyllanthaceae
Discocarpus

Discocarpus essequeboensis Klotzsch

First published in London J. Bot. 2: 52 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. South America to Brazil. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2005 Lima, H.C.de; Oliveira, A.S.; Lima, A.G.M.de. [6151] Brazil K000716105 No
Feb 4, 2005 Clarke, D. [3295] Guyana K000716104 Yes
Oct 1, 2001 Henkel, T.W., et al. [5309] Guyana K000716103 Yes
May 17, 1995 Schomburgk [35] Guyana K000254321 Isolectotype Yes
Mar 13, 1995 Schomburgk [706] Guyana K000254326 Syntype Yes
Mar 13, 1995 Schomburgk [659] Guyana K000254320 Syntype Yes
Henkel, T.; Williams, R.; James, V. [3167] Guyana K001577056 Yes
Clarke, H.D. [3347] Guyana K001577065 Yes
Schomburgk [s.n. (35)] Guyana K000254325 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk [706] Guyana K000254323 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk [659] Guyana K000254322 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schomburgk [35] Guyana K000254324 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images