Phyllanthaceae

Breynia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

First published in Char. Gen. Pl.: 145 (1776), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Réunion, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to SW. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vanuatu, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Bolivia, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Florida, Gambia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Leeward Is., Line Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Niue, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Windward Is.

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • van Welzen, P.C., Pruesapan, K., Telford, I.R.H., Esser, H.-J. & Bruhl, J.J. (2014). Phylogenetic reconstruction prompts taxonomic changes in Sauropus, Synostemon and Breynia (Phyllanthaceae tribe Phyllantheae). Blumea 59: 77-94.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Char. Gen. Pl.: 145, t. 73 (1776).
  • Müller Argoviensis in De Candolle, Prodr. 15, 2: 438 (1866), nom. conserv.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Char. Gen. Pl.: 145, t. 73 (1776)
  • G.P. 3(1): 276 (1880), nom. conserv.
  • Muell. Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 438 (1866)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2000 s.coll. [868] Philippines K001081052 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Hullett, R.W. [s.n.] Singapore K001056931 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Loher, A. [5215] Philippines K001081047 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Loher, A. [4734] Philippines K001081051 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2000 s.coll. [s.n.] K001056932 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Cuming, H. [1103] Philippines K001081050 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Cuming, H. [1103] Philippines K001081049 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Cuming, H. [540] Philippines K001081046 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Cuming, H. [540] Philippines K001081054 Syntype Yes
Dec 1, 1998 s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K001056939 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1998 s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K001056940 Isolectotype Yes
Madulid; Gaerlan; et al. [PPI26059] Philippines K001581534 Yes
Gaerlan; Sagcal; Romero [PPI10485] Philippines K001581533 Yes
Nguyen, T.M.H.; O'Donnell, S.A. [NTMH 0002] Vietnam K001765156 Yes
Ingle, N.R.; Baylomo, R. [710] Philippines K001589903 Yes
Phuong, Vu Xuan; Huyen, Duong Duc; Nguyen, Van Du; Nguyen, Quoc Binh; Xuyen, Do Thi; de Kok, Rogier; Bramley, Gemma; Challen, Gill; Vorontsova, Maria [HNK 422] Vietnam K001567389 Yes
[H.K.] [s.n.] K001056949 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pooma, R.; Pattharahirantricin, N.; Yooprasert, S. [8111] Thailand K001930476 No
Othman, H.; et al. [S.59090] Malaysia K001635011 No
Yii et al [S 52093] Malaysia K001639554 Yes
Henne, D. [s.n.] Australia K001081037 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Roxb] [s.n.] K005142734 Yes
Hoogland, R.D.; Craven, L.A. [11084] Papua New Guinea K001081039 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001056948 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K005142730 Yes
Borden, T.E. [1600] Philippines K001081048 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K001081059 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cavalerie, J. [3481] China K005142748 Yes
Blasco [8046] India K005142737 Yes
Millett, C. [s.n.] Indonesia K001056947 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chung, H.H. [1734] China K005142750 Yes
Dunn (Mr) [s.n.] China K005142751 Yes
s.coll. [869] Philippines K001081053 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cavalerie, J. [4266] China K005142749 Yes
Henry, A. [10673A] China K005142747 Yes
Chung, H.H. [1677] K005142753 Yes
Barber, C.A. [5645] India K005142732 Yes
Cuming, H. [1543] Philippines K001081055 Type Yes
Johns, R.J. [8916] K:SPC-70224.000 No
Chung, H.H. [1659] K005142752 Yes
Blasco [8047] India K005142736 Yes
Australia K:SPC-36125.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K005142733 Yes
s.coll. [[13]] K005142735 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001081058 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forrest, G. [24566] Burma K005142729 Yes
Vogt, G.B. [BU-201] Burma K005142738 Yes
Sulit, M.D. [10098] Philippines K001081045 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0