Margaritaria discoidea

Margaritaria discoidea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamilia: Phyllanthoideae
Tribus: Phyllantheae
Genus: Margaritaria
Species: Margaritaria discoidea
Varietiesː M. d. var. discoidea – M. d. var. fagifolia – M. d. var. nitida – M. d. var. triplosphaera

Name

Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster, 1967

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cicca discoidea Baill. in Recueil Observ. Bot. 1: 85 (1860)
  • Diasperus discoideus (Baill.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 599 (1891)
  • Phyllanthus discoideus (Baill.) Müll.Arg. in Linnaea 32: 51 (1863)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo Regional: Central Africa Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Malawi, Mali, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania Regional: Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• G.L.Webster, 1967. J. Arnold Arbor. 48: 311

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Margaritaria discoidea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 April 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Margaritaria discoidea. Published online. Accessed: April 19 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Margaritaria discoidea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 April 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Margaritaria discoidea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 April 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Fisantebessie
• English: Pheasant-berry, Common pheasant-berry, Bushveld peacock-berry, Peacock-berry, Egossa red pear
• Kiswahili: Mjangari