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discoidea

Taxon

Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster

Protologue J. Arnold Arbor. 48: 311, in adnot. 1967BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 146.jpg

Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 146.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 149.jpg

Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 149.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 150.jpg

Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 150.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 152.jpg

Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 152.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 144.jpg

Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 144.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 153.jpg

Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 153.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 145.jpg

Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 145.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 151.jpg

Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 151.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 147.jpg

Maprounia, RGereau6910--Tanz. Nawenge For. Res. W of Mahenge. 21 Feb 06. 147.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Margaritaria discoidea, --Tanz. Mahenge For. Res.  Mahenge-Ifakara. 16 Feb 06. 285.jpg

Margaritaria discoidea, --Tanz. Mahenge For. Res. Mahenge-Ifakara. 16 Feb 06. 285.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Margaritaria discoidea, --Tanz. Mahenge For. Res.  Mahenge-Ifakara. 16 Feb 06. 287.jpg

Margaritaria discoidea, --Tanz. Mahenge For. Res. Mahenge-Ifakara. 16 Feb 06. 287.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Margaritaria discoidea, --Tanz. Mahenge For. Res.  Mahenge-Ifakara. 16 Feb 06. 289.jpg

Margaritaria discoidea, --Tanz. Mahenge For. Res. Mahenge-Ifakara. 16 Feb 06. 289.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Margaritaria discoidea, --Tanz. Mahenge For. Res.  Mahenge-Ifakara. 16 Feb 06. 290.jpg

Margaritaria discoidea, --Tanz. Mahenge For. Res. Mahenge-Ifakara. 16 Feb 06. 290.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Margaritaria discoidea, --Tanz. Mahenge For. Res.  Mahenge-Ifakara. 16 Feb 06. 283.jpg

Margaritaria discoidea, --Tanz. Mahenge For. Res. Mahenge-Ifakara. 16 Feb 06. 283.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Margaritaria discoidea, --Tanz. Mahenge For. Res.  Mahenge-Ifakara. 16 Feb 06. 286.jpg

Margaritaria discoidea, --Tanz. Mahenge For. Res. Mahenge-Ifakara. 16 Feb 06. 286.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Margaritaria discoidea, --Tanz. Mahenge For. Res.  Mahenge-Ifakara. 16 Feb 06. 288.jpg

Margaritaria discoidea, --Tanz. Mahenge For. Res. Mahenge-Ifakara. 16 Feb 06. 288.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Margaritaria discoidea, --Tanz. Mahenge For. Res.  Mahenge-Ifakara. 16 Feb 06. 284.jpg

Margaritaria discoidea, --Tanz. Mahenge For. Res. Mahenge-Ifakara. 16 Feb 06. 284.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to 36 botanical countries across Africa (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Gereau, R 6910

February 21, 2006

Location

Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga (Msogezi)

-8.619167, 36.725556

Location Remarks

Vigoi Division, Isogo Ward. Behind Chikuti Village store, along road to Ifakara. 530 m elev.

Collectors

Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

No collection number

February 16, 2006

Location

Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga (Msogezi)

-8.619167, 36.725556

Location Remarks

Vigoi Division, Isogo Ward. Behind Chikuti Village store, along road to Ifakara. 530 m elev.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Phyllanthaceae

Genus

Margaritaria

Specific Epithet

discoidea

Authorship

(Baill.) G.L.Webster

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#262,352 of 335,497

Top 79%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →