Anthodiscus Explained

Anthodiscus is a genus of plant in family Caryocaraceae described as a genus in 1818.^{[1] [2]}

The entire genus is endemic to South America.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Species^[3]

1. Anthodiscus amazonicus Gleason & A.C.Sm. - Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador
2. Anthodiscus chocoensis Prance - Colombia
3. Anthodiscus fragrans Sleumer - Ecuador
4. Anthodiscus klugii Standl. ex Prance - Ecuador, N Peru
5. Anthodiscus mazarunensis Gilly - Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela
6. Anthodiscus montanus Gleason - Colombia
7. Anthodiscus obovatus Benth. ex Wittm. - Colombia, Venezuela, N Brazil
8. Anthodiscus peruanus Baill. - Ecuador, N Peru
9. Anthodiscus pilosus Ducke - Colombia, N Peru
10. Anthodiscus trifoliatus G.Mey. - Guyana

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33442795#page/209/mode/1up Meyer, Georg Friedrich Wilhelm. 1818. Primitiae florae essequeboensis adjectis descriptionibus centum circiter stirpium novarum, observationibusque criticis 193–194
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40016327 Tropicos, Anthodiscus G. Mey.
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=10416 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. Prance, G. T. & M. F. da Silva. 1973. Caryocaraceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 12: 1–77.
5. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil Web site: Archived copy . 2015-08-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080403/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ . 2015-09-06 . . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
6. Prance, G. T. 1987. An update on the taxonomy and distribution of the Caryocaraceae. Opera Botanica 92: 179–183