Breynia androgyna

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamilia: Phyllanthoideae
Tribus: Phyllantheae
Genus: Breynia
Species: Breynia androgyna

Name

Breynia androgyna (L.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr., Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 19: 120. (2012)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Clutia androgyna L., Mant. Pl. 1: 128 (1767)
Homotypic
- Aalius androgyna (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 591 (1891)
- Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr., Forest. Bur. Philipp. Bull. 1: 30 (1903)
- Phyllanthus androgynus (L.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr., J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33: 714 (2009)
Heterotypic
- Phyllanthus acidissimus Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 22 (1790), nom. nud.
- Phyllanthus speciosus Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 22 (1790), nom. nud.
- 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)
- Sauropus albicans Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 595 (1826)
- Phyllanthus strictus Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 670 (1832)
- Sauropus gardnerianus Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 6, t. 1951 (1853)
- Sauropus indicus Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 6, t. 1952 (1853)
- Sauropus retroversus Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 6, t. 1951 (1853)
- Sauropus zeylanicus Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 6, t. 1952 (1853)
- Sauropus sumatranus Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv.: 179, 446 (1861)
- Sauropus albicans var. gardnerianus (Wight) Müll.Arg., Linnaea 32: 72 (1863)
- Sauropus albicans var. intermedius Müll.Arg., 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. zeylanicus (Wight) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 241 (1866)
- Sauropus macranthus Fern.-Vill. in F.M.Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 3, 4(13A): 187 (1880), nom. illeg.
- Sauropus oblongifolius Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 333 (1887)
- Aalius oblongifolia (Hook.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 591 (1891)
- Aalius retroversa (Wight) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 591 (1891)
- Aalius sumatrana (Miq.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 591 (1891)
- Sauropus scandens C.B.Rob., Philipp. J. Sci., C 4: 72 (1909)
- Sauropus parviflorus Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XV: 218 (1922)
- Sauropus convexus J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 6: 82 (1924)
- Phyllanthus retroversus (Wight) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr., J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33: 715 (2009)
- Breynia retroversa (Wight) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr., Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 19: 121 (2012)

References

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Breynia androgyna in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 July 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Breynia androgyna. Published online. Accessed: July 7 2021.

Vernacular names

English: katuk, star gooseberry, or sweet leaf
Bahasa Indonesia: Katuk
Bahasa Melayu: Pokok cekur manis

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