Peacock-berry

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
PHYLLANTHACEAE
Common Names
Peacock-berry (e), Poubessie (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2015/06/15
Assessor(s)
D. van der Colff
Justification
Widespread and not in danger of extinction.
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Range
Limpopo and Mpumalanga Lowveld to northern KwaZulu-Natal, and southwards along the KwaZulu-Natal coast to the Transkei region of the Eastern Cape. Widespread across tropical Africa.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Ironwood Dry Forest, Subtropical Dune Thicket, Maputaland Coastal Belt, Maputaland Wooded Grassland, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, Transkei Coastal Belt, Lowveld Riverine Forest, Swamp Forest, Northern Mistbelt Forest, Scarp Forest, Subtropical Alluvial Vegetation, Sand Forest, Granite Lowveld, Soutpansberg Mountain Bushveld, Makuleke Sandy Bushveld, Kaalrug Mountain Bushveld, Northern Lebombo Bushveld, Southern Lebombo Bushveld, Tembe Sandy Bushveld, Western Maputaland Sandy Bushveld, Western Maputaland Clay Bushveld, Makatini Clay Thicket, Zululand Lowveld, Maputaland Pallid Sandy Bushveld, Northern Coastal Forest
Description
Riverine forest, bushveld, rocky outcrops, coastal dune scrub and sandveld.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster var. fagifolia (Pax) Radcl.-Sm.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster var. nitida (Pax) Radcl.-Sm.Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Boon, R. 2010. Pooley's Trees of eastern South Africa. Flora and Fauna Publications Trust, Durban.


Radcliffe-Smith, A. 1996. Euphorbiaceae. In: G.V. Pope (ed). Flora Zambesiaca 9 (Part 4):1-337. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.


Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Schmidt, E., Lotter, M. and McCleland, W. 2002. Trees and shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park. Jacana, Johannesburg.


Citation
van der Colff, D. 2015. Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/23

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