Margaritaria discoidea
triplosphaera
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Katanga Province, DRC
Oct 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC
Oct 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
Katanga Province, DRC
Oct 2006
Photo: Jos Stevens
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Flueggea bailloniana (Müll. Arg.) Pax Flueggea obovata Baill. Margaritaria obovata (Baill.) G.L. Webster Securinega bailloniana Müll. Arg. |
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See var. nitida for general details. This variety can be distinguished by the subterete and crisped hairy petioles (not grooved and not or hardly winged); obtuse and ciliate stipules; shorter style with erect arms and more deeply lobed fruit. |
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Tanzania |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Southern DRC, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 414. (Includes a picture). Coates Palgrave, K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 477. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 186. Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Pages 34 - 369. (Includes a picture). |
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Flora of Mozambique: Margaritaria discoidea var. triplosphaera
Flora of Zambia: Margaritaria discoidea var. triplosphaera
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Margaritaria discoideaAfrican Plant Database: Margaritaria discoidea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Margaritaria discoidea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Margaritaria discoidea
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Margaritaria discoidea
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Tropicos: Margaritaria discoidea
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