Phyllanthaceae
Bastard hogberry
Margaritaria nobilis
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Genus
- Margaritaria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Bastard hogberry
Synonyms
- Bradleia sinica Müll.Arg.
- Cicca antillana A.Juss.
- Cicca antillana var. pedicellaris Griseb.
- Cicca chinensis Baill.
- Cicca pavoniana Baill.
- Cicca sinica Baill.
- Cicca surinamensis Miq.
- Diasperus antillanus (A.Juss.) Kuntze
- Margaritaria adelioides Rich. ex Baill.
- Margaritaria alternifolia L.
- Margaritaria nobilis var. antillana (A.Juss.) Stehlé & Quentin
- Margaritaria nobilis var. hypomalaca (Standl.) Dugand
- Phyllanthus antillanus (A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus antillanus var. concolor Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus antillanus var. hypomalacus (Standl.) Lundell
- Phyllanthus antillanus var. pedicellaris Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus heteromorpha Rusby
- Phyllanthus ibonensis Rusby
- Phyllanthus nobilis (L.f.) Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus nobilis var. antillanus (A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus nobilis var. brasiliensis Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus nobilis var. genuinus Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus nobilis var. guyanensis Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus nobilis var. hypomalacus Standl.
- Phyllanthus nobilis var. martii Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus nobilis var. panamensis Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus nobilis var. pavonianus (Baill.) Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus nobilis var. peruvianus Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus nobilis var. riedelianus Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus pseudonobilis Rusby
- Phyllanthus sinicus Müll.Arg.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: keesgroenendijk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: lallen, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Marcelino Dias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Eduardo Chacón Madrigal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eduardo Chacón-Madrigal, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sheylarossi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eduardo Chacón-Madrigal, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.