Discocleidion Explained

Discocleidion is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1914.^[1] It contains one accepted species, Discocleidion rufescens, endemic to China.^{[2] [3] [4]}

formerly included^[3] moved to Alchornea

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

Notes and References

1. Pax, Ferdinand Albin, & Hoffmann, Käthe. 1914. in Engler, Heinrich Gustav Adolf, Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147 VII(Heft 63): 45
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=63052 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, genus Discocleidion
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=110566 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.
4. 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.