Breynia

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Breynia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Breynia (for J. P. Breyn, a German botanist of 17th century). Eupharbiaceie. Tropical shrubs or trees, rarely cult. Lvs. alternate, simple: fls. small, in short axillary clusters, monoecious, apetalous; calvx imbricate; styles 2-parted: fr. a reel berry. Related to Phyl- lanthus: about 15 soecies in Trop. Asia ond Pacific Isle. B. turbinata (Phyllanthus turbinatus, Sims). B.M. 1862. L.B.C. 8:731, may be the same as Andrachne fruticosa. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Breynia disticha
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Phyllanthaceae Tribe: Phyllantheae Subtribe: Flueggeinae Genus: Breynia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Species
*Breynia disticha - snowbush Breynia fruiticosa Hook. f. Breynia nivosa etc.

Breynia is a plant genus in the family Phyllanthaceae. It has 35 species, distributed from India to New Caledonia.

Synonymy

This genus is also known under several names:

• Foersteria Scop.
• Forsteria Steud.
• Melanthes Blume
• Melanthesa Blume, orth. var.
• Melanthesopsis Müll.Arg.