Margaritaria

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: M. anomala – M. cyanosperma – M. decaryana – M. discoidea – M. dubium-traceyi – M. hispidula – M. hotteana – M. indica – M. luzoniensis – M. nobilis – M. rhomboidalis – M. scandens – M. tetracocca
Name

Margaritaria L.f., Suppl. Pl. 66: 428. (1782)

Type species: Margaritaria nobilis L.f., Suppl. Pl. 66: 428. (1782)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Prosorus Dalzell, Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 345 (1852)
Zygospermum Thwaites ex Baill., Étude Euphorb.: 620 (1858)
Wurtzia Baill., Recueil Observ. Bot. 1: 186 (1861)
Calococcus Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn., Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 26: 48 (1864)

References

Linnaeus, C. 1782. Supplementum Plantarum Systematis Vegetabilium Editionis Decimae Tertiae, Generum Plantarum Editiones Sextae, et Specierum Plantarum Editionis Secundae 66: 428.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Margaritaria in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr. 4. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Margaritaria. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 4 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Margaritaria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Apr. 2020.

Margaritaria is a plant genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first published as a genus in 1782.[3][4] It is the smallest pantropical genus of the Phyllanthaceae and, formerly, of the Euphorbiaceae, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, North and South America, and various oceanic islands.[2][5]

Species[2]

Margaritaria anomala - Aldabra, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius
Margaritaria cyanosperma - Sri Lanka
Margaritaria decaryana - S Madagascar
Margaritaria discoidea - Sub-Saharan Africa
Margaritaria dubium-traceyi - N Queensland
Margaritaria hispidula - SW Madagascar
Margaritaria hotteana - Hispaniola
Margaritaria indica - SE Asia, S China, India, Sri Lanka, New Guinea, Queensland
Margaritaria luzoniensis - Luzon
Margaritaria nobilis- Mexico, Central America, South America, West Indies
Margaritaria rhomboidalis - Madagascar
Margaritaria scandens - Bahamas, Cuba
Margaritaria tetracocca - Cuba, Haiti

References

Tropicos, Margaritaria L.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Linnaeus, Carl von Jr. 1782. Supplementum Plantarum 66-67, 428.
Tropicos, Margaritaria L.f.
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.