Family:
Phyllanthaceae Martinov
Genus:
Breynia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Breynia retusa (Dennst.) Alston

This species is accepted, and its native range is Mascarenes, India to S. China and Peninsula Malaysia.

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Breynia retusa (Dennst.) Alston appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 1, 1998 Parish, C.S.P. [260], Myanmar K000246640 Unknown type material Yes
Dec 1, 1998 McClelland, J. [s.n], Burma K000246639 Unknown type material Yes
Dec 1, 1998 Griffith, W. [949], Burma K000246637 Unknown type material Yes
Dec 1, 1998 Griffith, W. [949], Myanmar K000246638 Unknown type material Yes
Dec 1, 1998 Dr. King's Collector [3949], Peninsular Malaysia K001056929 lectotype Yes
Dec 1, 1998 Dr. King's Collector [3949], Peninsular Malaysia K001056930 isolectotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], India K000246636 Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n], India K000246634 Unknown type material Yes
Clarke, C.B [26437], India K000246644 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], India K000246635 Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.], India K000246633 Yes

First published in Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Peradeniya) 11: 204 (1929)

Accepted by

  • Balakrishnan, N.P. & Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Chakrabarty, T. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (2018). Indo-Burmese Phyllanthaceae: A Taxonomic Revision: 1-437. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Chayamarit, K. & Van Welzen, P.C. (2005). Euphorbiaceae (Genera A-F) Flora of Thailand 8(1): 1-303. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • 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.
  • Tagane, S. & al. (2017). Bokor National Park A picture guide of forest trees in Cambodia 4: 1-774. Center for Asian Conservation Ecology, Kyushu University, Japan.
  • Wu, Z.Y., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.Y. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 11: 1-622. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Balakrishnan, N.P. & Chakrabarty, T. (2007). The family Euphorbiaceae in India. A synopsis of its profile, taxonomy and bibliography: 1-500. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Chayamarit, K. & Van Welzen, P.C. (2005). Euphorbiaceae (Genera A-F) Flora of Thailand 8(1): 1-303. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Tagane, S. & al. (2017). Bokor National Park A picture guide of forest trees in Cambodia 4: 1-774. Center for Asian Conservation Ecology, Kyushu University, Japan.

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