Margaritaria

(Margaritaria)

Description

Margaritaria is a plant genus of the Phyllanthaceae family first published as a genus in 1782. It is the smallest pantropical genus of the Phyllanthaceae and, formerly, of the Euphorbiaceae, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, Australia, North and South America, and various oceanic islands.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Euphorbiales
Family:Euphorbiaceae
Genus:Margaritaria
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