Discaria

Discaria chacaye

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rhamnaceae
Subfamilia: Ziziphoideae
Tribus: Colletieae
Genus: Discaria
Species: D. americana – D. andina – D. articulata – D. chacaye – D. nitida – D. pubescens – D. serratifolia – D. toumatou

Name

Discaria Hook., Bot. Misc. 1: 156. (1829)

• Type species: Discaria americana Gillies & Hook., Bot. Misc. 1: 156 (1829)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Chacaya Escal.
  • Notophaena Miers
  • Tetrapasma G.Don
    

Note: There are significant differences in circumscriptions between the secondary sources below, for example Hassler (2021) does not accept the segregation of Ochetophila and places Discaria serratifolia in synonymy with Discaria chacaye.

References

• Hooker, W.J. 1829. Botanical Miscellany 1: 156.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Discaria in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr. 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Discaria. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr. 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Discaria. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 26 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Discaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Apr. 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Discaria in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.