Swaziland's Flora Database:
Species Information
Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster var. fagifolia (Pax) Radcl.-Sm.
(name current 2016)
Forest Peacock-berry
Phyllanthaceae
Growth form: Tree
Restricted distribution within southern Africa
Found within protected areas
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.
Included in Tree Atlas.
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