Discaria americana
A species in the Rhamnaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Rosales
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Discaria
- Species
- Discaria americana
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1829
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Discaria americana. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
12 synonyms in this snapshot
- Colletia longispinaName author: Hook. & Arn.
- Colletia longispina var. foliosaName author: Hook. & Arn.
- Condalia spinosaName author: Spreng.
- Discaria exilisName author: (Miers) Herter
- Discaria febrifugaName author: Mart.
- Discaria gracilentaName author: (Miers) Herter
- Discaria longispinaName author: Miers
- Discaria longispina var. foliosaName author: Griseb.
- Discaria lycioidesName author: Miers
- Discaria lycioides var. exilisName author: Miers
- Discaria spiculataName author: Miers
- Discaria spiculata var. gracilentaName author: Miers
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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