Breynia androgyna (L.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.
First published in Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 19: 120 (2012)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced into:
Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is.
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Clutia androgyna L. in Mant. Pl. 1: 128 (1767)
- Aalius androgyna (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 591 (1891)
- Phyllanthus androgynus (L.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33: 714 (2009)
- Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr. in Forest. Bur. Philipp. Bull. 1: 30 (1903)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Aalius oblongifolia (Hook.f.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 591 (1891)
- Aalius sumatrana (Miq.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 591 (1891)
- Agyneia ovata Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 243 (1810)
- Andrachne ovata Lam. ex Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 243 (1810)
- Phyllanthus acidissimus Noronha in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 22 (1790), nom. nud.
- Phyllanthus speciosus Noronha in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 22 (1790), nom. nud.
- Phyllanthus strictus Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 670 (1832)
- Sauropus albicans Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 595 (1826)
- Sauropus albicans var. gardnerianus (Wight) Müll.Arg. in Linnaea 32: 72 (1863)
- Sauropus albicans var. genuinus Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 241 (1866), not validly publ.
- Sauropus albicans var. intermedius Müll.Arg. in Linnaea 32: 72 (1863)
- Sauropus albicans var. zeylanicus (Wight) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 241 (1866)
- Sauropus convexus J.J.Sm. in Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 6: 82 (1924)
- Sauropus gardnerianus Wight in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 6, t. 1951 (1853)
- Sauropus indicus Wight in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 6, t. 1952 (1853)
- Sauropus macranthus Fern.-Vill. in F.M.Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 3. 4(13A): 187 (1880), nom. illeg.
- Sauropus oblongifolius Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. India 5: 333 (1887)
- Sauropus parviflorus Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XV: 218 (1922)
- Sauropus scandens C.B.Rob. in Philipp. J. Sci., C 4: 72 (1909)
- Sauropus sumatranus Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv.: 179, 446 (1861)
- Sauropus zeylanicus Wight in Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 6, t. 1952 (1853)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Chakrabarty, T. & Balakrishnan, N.P. (2018). Indo-Burmese Phyllanthaceae: A Taxonomic Revision: 1-437. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
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.
- George, A.S., Orchard, A.E. & Hewson, H.J. (eds.) (1993). Oceanic islands 2. Flora of Australia 50: 1-606. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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| Nov 1, 2012 | I Made Maduarta (Pung) [IMM 163], Lesser Sunda Is. | Sauropus androgynus | K000733716 | No | |
| Sep 1, 2001 | Gardner, G. [s.n.], Sri Lanka | Sauropus androgynus | K000246326 | Yes | |
| Sep 1, 2001 | Griffith, W. [s.n.], India | Sauropus androgynus | K000246327 | Yes | |
| Sep 1, 2001 | Roxburgh, W. [s.n.], India | Sauropus androgynus | K000246333 | Unknown type material | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2001 | Cuming, H. [2407], Singapore | Sauropus androgynus | K000246334 | Yes | |
| Sep 1, 2001 | Wight, R. [s.n.], India | Sauropus androgynus | K000246328 | Yes | |
| Sep 1, 2001 | Clarke, C.B. [9163], India | Sauropus androgynus | K000246329 | Yes | |
| Sep 1, 2001 | s.coll. [s.n.], India | Sauropus androgynus | K000246335 | Yes | |
| Sep 1, 2001 | s.coll. [s.n.], Sri Lanka | Sauropus androgynus | K000246331 | Yes | |
| Sep 1, 2001 | Masters, J.W. [4824], India | Sauropus androgynus | K000246338 | Unknown type material | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2001 | Masters, J.W. [4824], India | Sauropus androgynus | K000246339 | Unknown type material | Yes |
| Sep 1, 2001 | Thwaites, G.H.K. [s.n.], Sri Lanka | Sauropus androgynus | K000246330 | Yes | |
| Apr 1, 2001 | Borden, T.E. [1934], Philippines | Sauropus androgynus | K001081116 | Unknown type material | Yes |
| Powell, D.A. [41], Christmas I. | Sauropus androgynus | 26886.000 | No | ||
| Walker, G.W. [275], Sri Lanka | Sauropus androgynus | K000246332 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
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