Discocleidion

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Discocleidion
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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.

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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. 1 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. 1 2 "Discocleidion Pax & K.Hoffm". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  4. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.
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