Discaria

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Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms > Eudicots > Rosids  >  Fabids > Rosales > Rhamnaceae > Discaria 

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• Discaria is a genus of 6 species of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, native to temperate regions of the Southern Hemisphere, in Australia, New Zealand and South America.

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• They are deciduous thorny shrubs or small trees growing to 2–5 m tall

• They are also non-legume nitrogen fixers

• Many of the world's Discaria species qualify as xerophytes in the true sense of the term, and the Australian species are no exception. They frequently occur on porous or well-drained sites and on soils of low fertility. Some species can fix nitrogen from the atmosphere with the help of symbiotic bacteria (Frankia) that form nodules in their roots.[1]

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• Taxonomy

• Species

  • Discaria comprises the following species:

  • Discaria americana Gillies & Hook.

  • Discaria articulata (Phil.) Miers

  • Discaria chacaye (G.Don) Tortosa

  • Discaria nitida Tortosa

  • Discaria pubescens (Brongn.) Druce

  • Discaria toumatou Raoul

  • Hybrids

• The following hybrid has been described:

  • Discaria × serratifolia Benth. & Hook.f. ex Mast.

• The status of the following species and hybrids is unresolved:

  • Discaria × andina (Miers) Speg.

  • Discaria aphylla Meyen

  • Discaria parviflora Hook.f.

  • Discaria pauciflora Hook.f.

  • Discaria weddeliana (Miers) Escal.

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discaria (2023)