Discocleidion

Discocleidion
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Bernardieae
Genus:	Discocleidion Pax & K.Hoffm. [2] [3]
Species:	D. rufescens
Binomial name
Discocleidion rufescens (Franch.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
Synonyms [4] [5]
Cleidion sect. DiscocleidionMüll. Arg. Alchornea rufescensFranch. Wetria rufescens(Franch.) Pamp. Acalypha giraldiiPax ex Diels Mallotus cavalerieiH.Lév.

Discocleidion is a genus of plants in the family Euphorbiaceae . ^{[2] [3]} It was first described as a genus in 1914. ^{[4] [6]} It contains one accepted species, Discocleidion rufescens, endemic to China. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

formerly included ^[8]

moved to Alchornea

1. Discocleidion glabrumMerr., synonym of Alchornea glabra (Merr.) Hurus.
2. Discocleidion ulmifolium(Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm., synonym of Alchornea ulmifolia (Müll.Arg.) Hurus.

References

1. Ye, J.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Discocleidion rufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T147617131A147617133. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T147617131A147617133.en . Retrieved December 24, 2024.
2. "Discocleidion Pax & K.Hoffm". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
3. "Discocleidion Pax & K.Hoffm". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
4. Tropicos, genus Discocleidion
5. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, synonymy for Discocleidion rufescens
6. Pax, Ferdinand Albin, & Hoffmann, Käthe. 1914. in Engler, Heinrich Gustav Adolf, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147 VII(Heft 63): 45
7. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, genus Discocleidion
8. Flora of China Vol. 11 Page 241 丹麻杆属 dan ma gan shu Discocleidion (Müller Argoviensis) Pax & K. Hoffmann in Engler, Das Pflanzenreich 63(IV. 147. VII): 45. 1914.
9. 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.