Discoclaoxylon
Genus of flowering plants
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Discoclaoxylon is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, first described in 1914.[1][2] It is native to western and central Africa, including islands in the Gulf of Guinea.[3][4][5]
- Species[3]
- Discoclaoxylon hexandrum (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda
- Discoclaoxylon occidentale (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - São Tomé
- Discoclaoxylon pedicellare (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Bioko (Cameroon)
- Discoclaoxylon pubescens (Pax & K.Hoffm.) Exell - Annobón (Equatorial Guinea)
| Discoclaoxylon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Acalypheae |
| Subtribe: | Claoxylinae |
| Genus: | Discoclaoxylon (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm. |