Goniodiscus
| Goniodiscus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Goniodiscus Kuhlm. |
| Species: | G. elaeospermus |
| Binomial name | |
| Goniodiscus elaeospermus Kuhlm. | |
Goniodiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. It includes a single species, Goniodiscus elaeospermus, a tree endemic to northern Brazil,[2] which can grow up to 20 meters tall. It is known from the municipalities of Borba, Careiro, and Maués in Amazonas state, where it grows in seasonally-inundated Várzea forests.[1]
References
- 1 2 Fernandez, E.; Moraes, M.; Moraes, L.; Martinelli, G.; Biral, L. (2021). "Goniodiscus elaeospermus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2021 e.T189609398A189609400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T189609398A189609400.pt. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Goniodiscus elaeospermus Kuhlm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 March 2026.