Discophora (plant)

Discophora
Fig. A.: Lasianthera amazonica (syn. of Discophora guianensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Aquifoliales
Family:	Stemonuraceae
Genus:	Discophora Miers
Type species
Discophora guianensisMiers
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

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.