Distribution Map

Margaritaria discoidea var. fagifolia

   
Forest Peacock-berry

Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthoideae Phyllantheae 

Eswatini Red List status (2005): LR-lc

As at April 2024, 3 herbarium specimens, 1 photo record, 10 visual observations

South African Red List status: species LC
Global Distribution: Also occurs outside southern Africa
Found within protected areas: Mlawula
Medicinal
Other uses

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Phyllanthus discoideus - Shrub or small tree, up to 3 m high, hairless throughout. Leaf-stalk c 5 mm long, blade broadly oval or round, blunt, some­times slightly notched at tip, up to 3 cm long x 2 cm wide, dark on both sides, veins narrow, prominent below. Flowers loosely clustered, sexes on different plants. Stamens four or five, free. Fruit 4 mm diam.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.