Breynia (Phyllanthaceae)

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: B. amabilis – B. amoebiflora – B. androgyna – B. assimilis – B. asteranthos – B. asymmetrica – B. baudouinii – B. beillei – B. bicolor – B. bishnupadae – B. bonii – B. brevipes – B. calcarea – B. carnosa – B. cernua – B. collaris – B. coriacea – B. coronata – B. delavayi – B. discigera – B. discocalyx – B. disticha – B. diversifolia – B. fleuryi – B. fruticosa – B. garrettii – B. glauca – B. gour-maitii – B. grandiflora – B. granulosa – B. gynophora – B. harmandii – B. heteroblasta – B. heyneana – B. hirsuta – B. indosinensis – B. kerrii – B. kitanovii – B. lanceolata – B. lithophila – B. macrantha – B. maichauensis – B. massiei – B. micrasterias – B. microphylla – B. mollis – B. oblongifolia – B. obscura – B. officinalis – B. orbicularis – B. pierrei – B. platycalyx – B. po-khantii – B. podocarpa – B. poilanei – B. poomae – B. pubescens – B. pulchella – B. quadrangularis – B. racemosa – B. repanda – B. repens – B. reticulata – B. retusa – B. rhynchocarpa – B. rigida – B. rostrata – B. saksenana – B. septata – B. shawii – B. similis – B. spatulifolia – B. stipitata – B. subangustifolia – B. suberosa – B. subindochinensis – B. subterblanca – B. temii – B. thoii – B. thorelii – B. thyrsiflora – B. tiepii – B. tonkinensis – B. trinervia – B. tsiangii – B. vestita – B. villosa – B. virgata – B. vitis-idaea – B. yanhuiana

Name

Breynia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst., Char. Gen. Pl., ed. 2. 145. (1776) nom. cons.

Type species: Breynia disticha J.R. Forst. & G. Forst., Char. Gen. Pl., ed. 2. 145. (1776)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Foersteria Scop., Intr. Hist. Nat.: 98 (1777)
- Forsteria Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 344 (1821)
- Melanthesa Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 590 (1826)
- Sauropus Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 595 (1826)
- Ceratogynum Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5(2): 26 (1852)
- Diplomorpha Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 479 (1854)
- Melanthesopsis Müll.Arg., Linnaea 32: 74 (1863)
- Aalius Rumph. ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 590 (1891), nom. superfl.
- Breyniopsis Beille, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 72: 157 (1925)
- Heterocalymnantha Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 313 (1927)

Note: Excluded from Phyllanthus s.l. by Van Welzen et al. (2014).

References

Forster, J.R. & Forster J.G.A. 1776. Characteres Generum Plantarum Edn. 2: 145,
Chakrabarty, T. & Balakrishnan, N.P. 2012. Nineteen new combinations and a new name in Breynia JR Forst. & G. Forst. (Phyllanthaceae) from Indian subcontinent. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 19(2): 119-122. DOI: 10.3329/bjpt.v19i2.13125 PDF Reference page.
Bouman, R.W., Kessler, P.J., Telford, I.R., Bruhl, J.J., Strijk, J.S., Saunders, R.M. & van Welzen, P.C. 2021. Molecular phylogenetics of Phyllanthus sensu lato (Phyllanthaceae): Towards coherent monophyletic taxa. Taxon 70(1): 72-98. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12424 Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Breynia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 July 2. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Breynia (Phyllanthaceae). Published online. Accessed: 26 February 2018.

Tropicos.org 2017. Breynia (Phyllanthaceae). Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 February 2017.
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-Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants 59(2): 77-94. DOI: 10.3767/000651914X684484 Reference page.

Vernacular names

suomi: Hiutalepensaat

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