Margaritaria nobilis L.f.

  • Authority

    Maguire, Bassett. 1967. The botany of the Guayana Highland--Part VII. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 17: 1-439.

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Margaritaria nobilis L.f.

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - Widely distributed from Mexico to southern Brazil: Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, the Guianas, Brazil (Amazonas, southern Brazil). VENEZUELA. Bolivar: vicinity of Los Patos, 2 km SE of Los Patos, N of Rio Hadia, about 15 km N of Rio Supamo, 30 km S of El Manteco, alt 365 m, 8 Aug 1960, Steyermark 87008 (NY).

  • Discussion

    Phyllanthus nobilis Mull.-Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 414. 1866.

    Type: Margaritaria nobilis L. f., Suppl. 428 (excl. plant: quae Combretacea).

    Margaritaria is separated from Phyllanthus by the indehiscent fruit, the fleshy seedcoat, the non-phyllanthoid branching, the tetramerous flowers, and annular (female) disk. The number of locules of the ovary is variable, mostly 4 - 5, rarely 3. Its relatives are in the West Indies; it is poorly represented south of our area.

  • Distribution

    Widely distributed from Mexico to southern Brazil: Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, the Guianas, Brazil (Amazonas, southern Brazil).

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