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424.0000 Family Primulaceae Batsch ex Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 2: 240 (1797), nom. cons.
60 genera, ca. 3150 spp. The family had been split up in the recent past, but was recombined and treated sensu lato in APG III (2009)
Species listed in database: 3293; hybrids: 68
= Aegicerataceae Blume; Nov. Pl. Expos. 17 (1833)
= Anagallidaceae Batsch ex Borkh.; Bot. Wörterb. 1: 19 (1797)
= Ardisiaceae Juss.; Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 15: 350 (1810)
= Coridaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 332 (1858)
= Embeliaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 140 (1858)
= Hottoniaceae Döll; Fl. Baden [Döll] 2: 641. med (1858)
= Lysimachiaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 95 (1789), Family
= Maesaceae (A.DC.) Anderb., Stahl & Källersjö; Taxon 49: 185 (2000), Family
= Myrsinaceae R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 532 (1810), nom. cons., Family
= Samolaceae Raf.; Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5: 349 (1820)
= Theophrastaceae G.Don; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 21: ad t. 1764 (1835), nom. cons.
424.4332 Genus Discocalyx (A.DC.) Mez; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.236, Heft 9 (Myrsin.): 211 (1902)
Distribution: W-Pacific and E-Malesia, mostly Philippines, also Sulawesi, Moluccas, New Guinea (12), New Britain, New Ireland, Melanesia, Polynesia: Fiji (3), Tonga (1)
Species listed in database: 55
= Apoia Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 17: 605 (1920 publ. 1921)
species :
Discocalyx albiflora Sleumer; Blumea 33(1): 90 (1988)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Discocalyx amplifolia A.C.Sm.; J. Arnold Arbor. 54(2): 269 (1973)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
species :
Discocalyx angustifolia Mez; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.236, Heft 9 (Myrsin.): 214 (1902)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon, Alabat, Panay)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx angustissima Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 143 (1917)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao, Luzon)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Discocalyx longissima Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 17: 302 (1920 publ. 1921)
species :
Discocalyx brachybotrya Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 20: 424 (1922)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx brassii Sleumer; Blumea 33(1): 87 (1988)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Discocalyx camptobotrys (K.Schum.) Sleumer; Blumea 33(1): 89 (1988)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Maesa camptobotrys K.Schum.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 341 (1905)
species :
Discocalyx crinita A.C.Sm.; J. Arnold Arbor. 54(2): 272 (1973)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
species :
Discocalyx cybianthoides (A.DC.) Mez; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.236, Heft 9 (Myrsin.): 213 (1902)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Ardisia cybianthoides (A.DC.) Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 1028 (1859)
= Badula cybianthoides A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 107 (1844)
= Cybianthus philippinensis Hook.f. ex S.Vidal; Sin. Gen. Pl. Leños Filip.: xxx., t. 61, f. B (1883)
= Peckia cybianthodes (A.DC.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 402 (1891)
= Tinus cybianthodes (A.DC.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 974 (1891)
species :
Discocalyx dissecta Kaneh. & Hatus.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 57: 219 (1943)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Discocalyx effusa Mez; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.236, Heft 9 (Myrsin.): 213 (1902)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon, Catanduanes, Mindoro, Panay, Negros, Mindanao)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx euphlebia Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 144 (1917)
Distribution: Philippines (Samar)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx filipes Mez; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 416 (1920)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx fusca Gibbs; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 39: 155 (1909)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
Synonyms: hidden
= Discocalyx gillespieana A.C.Sm.; J. Arnold Arbor. 33: 109 (1952)
= Discocalyx sylvestris A.C.Sm.; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 70: 547 (1943)
species :
Discocalyx hymenandroides Mez; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 417 (1920)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx insignis Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 5: 221 (1910)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon, Negros, Leyte, Mindanao)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Discocalyx congestiflora Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 8: 2780 (1915)
= Discocalyx acuminatissimus Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 10: 3808 (1939), pro syn.
species :
Discocalyx kaoyae Pipoly & W.N.Takeuchi; Harvard Pap. Bot. 8(2): 156 (2004)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Discocalyx ladronica Mez; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.236, Heft 9 (Myrsin.): 214 (1902)
Distribution: Northern Marianas
62 MRN
species :
Discocalyx latepetiolata (Mez) Sleumer; Blumea 33(1): 85 (1988)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Solomon Isl.
42 NWG 43 SOL
Synonyms: hidden
= Discocalyx papuana (S.Moore) Merr.; J. Arnold Arbor. 35: 148 (1954)
= Embelia papuana S.Moore; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 9: 106 (1916)
= Loheria latepetiolata Mez; Bot. Arch. 2: 210 (1922)
= Loheria sessilifolia Mez; Bot. Arch. 2: 210 (1922)
species :
Discocalyx leytensis Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 26: 485 (1925)
Distribution: Philippines (Leyte)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx linearifolia Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 2: 441 (1908)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon, Polillo, Catanduanes, Samar, Siargao)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Discocalyx sorsogonensis Elmer ex Merr.; Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 3: 268 (1923), pro syn.
species :
Discocalyx listeri Mez & Stapf ex Mez; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.236, Heft 9 (Myrsin.): 212 (1902)
Distribution: Solomon Isl.; Tonga (´Eua)
43 SOL 60 TON
Synonyms: hidden
= Ardisia listeri Stapf ex Hemsl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 213 (1895)
species :
Discocalyx longifolia Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 7: 325 (1912)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx luzoniensis Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 145 (1917)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx macrophylla Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 5: 222 (1910)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx maculata Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 7: 326 (1912)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx megacarpa Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 126 (1914)
Distribution: Northern Marianas (Pagan, Saipan, Rota); Guam
62 GUM MRN
species :
Discocalyx merrillii Mez; Philipp. J. Sci. 1(Suppl.): 274 (1906); et in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3: 101
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx mezii Hosok.; J. Jap. Bot. 13: 282 (1937)
Distribution: Palau (Babeldaob, Koror)
62 PLU
Synonyms: hidden
= Discocalyx macrophylla Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56: 537 (1921) (non Merr. 1910)
species :
Discocalyx micrantha Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 146 (1917)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx mindanaensis Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 2: 674 (1910)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx minor Mez; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.236, Heft 9 (Myrsin.): 213 (1902)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro)
42 PHI
variant :
var. oligantha Merr.; Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 3: 269 (1923)
Distribution: Philippines (Catanduanes)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx montana Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 2: 443 (1908)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon, Mindoro)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Discocalyx crenulata Mez; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 418 (1920)
= Discocalyx dolichopus Mez; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 417 (1920)
species :
Discocalyx orthoneura K.Schum.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 344 (1905)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Discocalyx pachyphylla Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 146 (1917)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx palauensis Hosok.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 28: 64 (1938)
Distribution: Palau (Koror, Ulebsechel, Urukthapel)
62 PLU
species :
Discocalyx palawanensis Elmer ex Merr.; Enum. Philipp. Fl. Pl. 3: 269 (1923)
Distribution: Palawan; Philippines (Mindoro, Bancalan)
42 PHI PLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Discocalyx merrillii Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 5: 1821 (1913)
species :
Discocalyx papuana Kaneh. & Hatus.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 57: 220 (1943)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
variant :
var. brevipedicellata Kaneh. & Hatus.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 57: 220 (1943)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Discocalyx perseifolia Mez; Bot. Arch. 2: 176 (1922)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Discocalyx phanerophlebia Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 20: 425 (1922)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx philippinensis (A.DC.) Mez; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.236, Heft 9 (Myrsin.): 212 (1902)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon, Panay)
42 PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Ardisia subcuneata Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 1028 (1859)
= Badula philippinensis A.DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 8: 108 (1844)
= Tinus subcuneata (Miq.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 975 (1891)
species :
Discocalyx ponapensis Mez; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 56: 536 (1921)
Distribution: Fed. States of Micronesia (Pohnpei)
62 MIC
species :
Discocalyx psychotrioides Elmer; Leafl. Philipp. Bot. 2: 442 (1908)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx pygmaea Kaneh. & Hatus.; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 57: 221 (1943)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Discocalyx samarensis Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 147 (1917)
Distribution: Philippines (Samar)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx sarcophylla Sleumer; Blumea 33(1): 90 (1988)
Distribution: New Guinea (Rossel Isl.)
42 NWG
species :
Discocalyx schlechteri K.Schum.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 345 (1905)
Distribution: Bismarck Arch. (New Ireland)
43 BIS
species :
Discocalyx sessilifolia Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 149 (1917)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindanao)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx silvestris Holthuis; Blumea 5: 224 (1942)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Moluccas (Talaud Isl.)
42 MOL SUL
species :
Discocalyx stenophylla Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 148 (1917)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx subsinuata Sleumer; Blumea 33(1): 87 (1988)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Discocalyx suluensis Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 30: 420 (1926)
Distribution: Philippines (Tawitawi)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx tecsonii Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 12: 150 (1917)
Distribution: Philippines (Basilan, Mindanao)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx vidalii Mez; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.236, Heft 9 (Myrsin.): 213 (1902)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Discocalyx xiphophylla Quisumb. & Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 37: 185 (1928)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
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