Discocarpus is a genus of the plant family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1841. It is native to northern South America. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Species Discocarpus essequeboensis Klotzsch - Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Amapá), Venezuela (Amazonas), Guyana (Essequibo, Rupununi), Suriname, French Guiana Discocarpus gentryi S.M.Hayden - S Venezuela (Amazonas), Peru (Loreto), N Brazil Discocarpus pedicellatus Fiaschi & Cordeiro - State of Bahia in Brazil Discocarpus spruceanus Müll.Arg. - Venezuela (Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Mato Grosso), Suriname (Sipaliwini), Bolivia (Santa Cruz) Formerly included moved to other genera: Chaetocarpus Lachnostylis Discocarpus duckeanus Jabl. - Chaetocarpus echinocarpus (Baill.) Ducke Discocarpus hirtus (L.f.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Lachnostylis hirta (L.f.) Müll.Arg. Discocarpus mazarunensis Croizat - Chaetocarpus schomburgkianus (Kuntze) Pax & K.Hoffm. Names in Urticaceae In 1851, Liebmann used the same name, Discocarpus, to refer to some plants in the Urticaceae. Thus he created an illegitimate homonym, so his usage of the name had to be abandoned. Species names created in Urticaceae: Discocarpus mexicanus Liebm. - Discocnide mexicana (Liebm.) Chew Discocarpus nicaraguensis Liebm. - Discocnide mexicana (Liebm.) Chew References Phyllanthaceae genera Phyllanthaceae Flora of South America Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Klotzsch Dioecious plants