''Discocarpus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of the plant

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthaceae is a Family (biology), family of flowering plants in the eudicot Order (biology), order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae.Kenneth J. Wurdack and Charles C. Davis. 2009. "Malpighiales phylogeneti ...

first described as a genus in 1841. It is native to northern South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> It is

dioecious Dioecy ( ; ; adj. dioecious, ) is a characteristic of certain species that have distinct unisexual individuals, each producing either male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproduction is ...

, with male and female flowers on separate plants. ;Species # '' Discocarpus essequeboensis'' Klotzsch -

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

( Amazonas,

Pará Pará () is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian st ...

Amapá Amapá (; ) is one of the 26 federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil. It is in the North Region, Brazil, North Region of Brazil. It is Federative units of Brazil#List, the second-least populous state and the eighteenth-largest state by area ...

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

( Amazonas),

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( Essequibo,

Rupununi The Rupununi is a region in the south-west of Guyana, bordering the Brazilian Amazon. The Rupununi river, also known by the local indigenous peoples as ''Raponani'', flows through the Rupununi region. The name Rupununi originates from the word '' ...

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# '' Discocarpus gentryi'' S.M.Hayden - S

( Amazonas),

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( Loreto), N

# '' Discocarpus pedicellatus'' Fiaschi & Cordeiro - State of

Bahia Bahia () is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Mina ...

# '' Discocarpus spruceanus'' Müll.Arg. -

( Amazonas),

( Amazonas,

Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – ) is one of the states of Brazil, the List of Brazilian states by area, third largest by area, located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible ...

( Sipaliwini),

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

( Santa Cruz) ;Formerly included moved to other genera: ''

Chaetocarpus ''Chaetocarpus'' is a plant genus of the family Peraceae, formerly Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1854. ''Chaetocarpus'' species are trees or shrubs. They are native to the Americas, Africa,Breteler, F. J. (2002)Novitates Gabonens ...

Lachnostylis'' # ''Discocarpus duckeanus'' Jabl. - '' Chaetocarpus echinocarpus'' (Baill.) Ducke # ''Discocarpus hirtus'' (L.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - '' Lachnostylis hirta'' (L.f.) Müll.Arg. # ''Discocarpus mazarunensis'' Croizat - '' Chaetocarpus schomburgkianus'' (Kuntze) Pax & K.Hoffm. ;Names in

Urticaceae The Urticaceae are a family, the nettle family, of flowering plants. The family name comes from the genus ''Urtica''. The Urticaceae include a number of well-known and useful plants, including nettles in the genus ''Urtica'', ramie (''Boehmeria ...

In 1851, Liebmann used the same name, ''Discocarpus'', to refer to some plants in the

. Thus he created an illegitimate homonym, so his usage of the name had to be abandoned. Species names created in

:The Plant List, synonymy for ''Discocnide mexicana'' (Liebm.) Chew
/ref> # ''Discocarpus mexicanus'' Liebm. - '' Discocnide mexicana'' (Liebm.) Chew # ''Discocarpus nicaraguensis'' Liebm. - '' Discocnide mexicana'' (Liebm.) Chew

References

Phyllanthaceae genera Phyllanthaceae Flora of Southern America Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Klotzsch Dioecious plants {{Phyllanthaceae-stub