Phyllanthaceae
Margaritaria
Margaritaria discoidea

Margaritaria discoidea var. triplosphaera Radcl.-Sm.

First published in Kew Bull. 30: 680 (1975 publ. 1976)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Kenya to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Calane da Silva, M., Izdine, S. & Amuse, A.B. (2004). A Preliminary Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Mozambique: 1-184. SABONET, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Ilunga wa Ilunga, E. & Meerts, P. (2020). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), Phyllanthaceae: 1-163. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ilunga wa Ilunga, E. & Meerts, P. (2020). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi), Phyllanthaceae: 1-163. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Meise.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1974 Milne-Redhead, E; Taylor, P. [8373] Tanzania K000406255 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Kirk, Dr. Tanzania K004833595 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [S1064] Tanzania K004833549 Yes
[Ramazani Shabani] [30] Tanzania K004833542 Yes
Wallace, G.B. [374] Tanzania K004833552 Yes
Lovett, J.; Thomas, D.W. [2872] Tanzania K004833564 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E6349] Tanzania K004833556 Yes
Michelmore, A.P.G. [784] Tanzania K004833540 Yes
Tanner, R. [2788] Tanzania K004833538 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [3332] Tanzania K004833550 Yes
Thomas, L. [10] Tanzania K004833543 Yes
Boaler, S.B. [412] Tanzania K004833561 Yes
Reekmans, M. [2823] Burundi K004833335 Yes
Bidgood, G.S.; Abdallah, R.; Vollesen, K.B. [1926] Tanzania K004833567 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [S1496] Tanzania K004833557 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [857] Tanzania K004833547 Yes
Wallace, G.B. [237] Tanzania K004833551 Yes
Reekmans, M. [9476] Burundi K004833340 Yes
Robertson, D.C. [600] Tanzania K004833558 Yes
Frimodt-Moller, C.; Hoerlyck, V.; Joeker, D.; Mikkelsen, K. [NG689] Tanzania K004833565 Yes
St. Clair-Thompson, G.W. [562] Tanzania K004833562 Yes
Pocs, T. [89061/B] Tanzania K004833559 Yes
Stolz, A. [1771] Tanzania K004833563 Yes
Tanner, R. [5349] Tanzania K004833532 Yes
Bruce, E.M. (Miss) [288] Tanzania K004833554 Yes
s.coll. [1240] Burundi K004833336 Yes
Newbould, J.; Jefford, T.G. [2823] Tanzania K004833545 Yes
Stolz, A. [1007] Tanzania K004833560 Yes
Greenway [1916] Tanzania K004833536 Yes
Procter, J. [3759] Tanzania K004833534 Yes
s.coll. [1604] Burundi K004833337 Yes
Mgaza, C.D. [562] Tanzania K004833539 Yes
Wallace, G.B. [6] Tanzania K004833541 Yes
Conrads (Father) [6035] Tanzania K004833533 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [4934] Tanzania K004833537 Yes
Reekmans, M. [9476] Burundi K004833341 Yes
Newbould, J.; Jefford, T.G. [2798] Tanzania K004833544 Yes
Reekmans, M. [7643] Burundi K004833334 Yes
Lewalle [4098] Burundi K004833338 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [114] Tanzania K004833546 Yes
Vollesen, K.B. [MRC1888] Tanzania K004833568 Yes
Bruce, E. [412] Tanzania K004833555 Yes
Semsei, S.R. [S1050] Tanzania K004833548 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8512] Tanzania K004833566 Yes
Holst, C. [2718] Tanzania K004833535 Yes
Reekmans, M. [4078] Burundi K004833333 Yes
Wallace, G.B. [561] Tanzania K004833553 Yes
Reekmans, M. [9477] Burundi K004833339 Yes
Oct 28, 1992 Pedro; Pedrogao [3194] Mozambique Margaritaria discoidea f. glabra K000286022 No
Oct 28, 1992 Stocks, J. [76] Mozambique Margaritaria discoidea f. glabra K000286021 No
Nuvunga, A. [531] Mozambique Margaritaria discoidea f. glabra K000286023 Type Yes
Groenendijk, E.M.C.; Koning, J., de; Dungo, J. [1079] Mozambique Margaritaria discoidea f. glabra K000286020 No
Jansen, P.C.M.; Boane, C. [7868] Mozambique Margaritaria discoidea f. glabra K000286019 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0