Discocarpus is a genus of the plant family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1841. It is native to northern South America. species 1. \n* Discocarpus essequeboensis Klotzsch - Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Amapá), Venezuela (Amazonas), Guyana (Essequibo, Rupununi), Suriname, French Guiana 2. \n* Discocarpus gentryi S.M.Hayden - S Venezuela (Amazonas), Peru (Loreto), N Brazil 3. \n* Discocarpus pedicellatus Fiaschi & Cordeiro - State of Bahia in Brazil 4. \n* Discocarpus spruceanus Müll.Arg. - Venezuela (Amazonas), Brazil (Amazonas, Pará, Mato Grosso), Suriname (Sipaliwini), Bolivia (Santa Cruz)formerly included