Anthodiscus is a genus of plant in family Caryocaraceae described as a genus in 1818.Meyer, Georg Friedrich Wilhelm. 1818. Primitiae florae essequeboensis adjectis descriptionibus centum circiter stirpium novarum, observationibusque criticis 193–194 in LatinTropicos, Anthodiscus G. Mey.
The genus is native to South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesPrance, G. T. & M. F. da Silva. 1973. Caryocaraceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 12: 1–77.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroPrance, G. T. 1987. An update on the taxonomy and distribution of the Caryocaraceae. Opera Botanica 92: 179–183
Species Anthodiscus amazonicus Gleason & A.C.Sm. - Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador Anthodiscus chocoensis Prance - Colombia Anthodiscus fragrans Sleumer - Ecuador Anthodiscus klugii Standl. ex Prance - Ecuador, N Peru Anthodiscus mazarunensis Gilly - Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela Anthodiscus montanus Gleason - Colombia Anthodiscus obovatus Benth. ex Wittm. - Colombia, Venezuela, N Brazil Anthodiscus peruanus Baill. - Ecuador, N Peru Anthodiscus pilosus Ducke - Colombia, N Peru Anthodiscus trifoliatus G.Mey. - Guyana
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