Phyllanthaceae

Breynia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

First published in Char. Gen. Pl.: 145 (1776), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Réunion, Tropical & Subtropical Asia to SW. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vanuatu, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Bolivia, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Christmas I., Cocos (Keeling) Is., Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Florida, Gambia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Leeward Is., Line Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Niue, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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 59: 77-94.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Char. Gen. Pl.: 145, t. 73 (1776).
  • Müller Argoviensis in De Candolle, Prodr. 15, 2: 438 (1866), nom. conserv.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Char. Gen. Pl.: 145, t. 73 (1776)
  • G.P. 3(1): 276 (1880), nom. conserv.
  • Muell. Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 438 (1866)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2000 s.coll. [868] Philippines K001081052 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Loher, A. [4734] Philippines K001081051 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Cuming, H. [540] Philippines K001081046 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Loher, A. [5215] Philippines K001081047 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Hullett, R.W. [s.n.] Singapore K001056931 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Cuming, H. [540] Philippines K001081054 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Cuming, H. [1103] Philippines K001081050 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Cuming, H. [1103] Philippines K001081049 Type Yes
Jan 1, 2000 s.coll. [s.n.] K001056932 Isolectotype Yes
Dec 1, 1998 s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K001056939 Type Yes
Dec 1, 1998 s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K001056940 Isolectotype Yes
Madulid; Gaerlan; et al. [PPI26059] Philippines K001581534 Yes
Hoogland, R.D.; Craven, L.A. [11084] Papua New Guinea K001081039 Type Yes
Henne, D. [s.n.] Australia K001081037 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001056948 Unknown Type Material Yes
Yii et al [S 52093] Malaysia K001639554 Yes
Phuong, Vu Xuan; Huyen, Duong Duc; Nguyen, Van Du; Nguyen, Quoc Binh; Xuyen, Do Thi; de Kok, Rogier; Bramley, Gemma; Challen, Gill; Vorontsova, Maria [HNK 422] Vietnam K001567389 Yes
Nguyen, T.M.H.; O'Donnell, S.A. [NTMH 0002] Vietnam K001765156 Yes
Ingle, N.R.; Baylomo, R. [710] Philippines K001589903 Yes
Gaerlan; Sagcal; Romero [PPI10485] Philippines K001581533 Yes
Othman, H.; et al. [S.59090] Malaysia K001635011 No
[H.K.] [s.n.] K001056949 Unknown Type Material Yes
Australia K:SPC-36125.000 No
Cuming, H. [1543] Philippines K001081055 Type Yes
Borden, T.E. [1600] Philippines K001081048 Unknown Type Material Yes
Millett, C. [s.n.] Indonesia K001056947 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [869] Philippines K001081053 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johns, R.J. [8916] K:SPC-70224.000 No
Sulit, M.D. [10098] Philippines K001081045 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K001081059 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001081058 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 2001 Ridley, H.N. [15187] Malaysia Sauropus K001081023 Type Yes
Sep 1, 2001 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Sauropus K000246345 Type Yes
Sep 1, 2001 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Sauropus K000246346 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 2001 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Sauropus K000246347 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 1, 2001 Clarke, C.B. [11650] India Sauropus K000246348 Type Yes
Sep 1, 2001 Clarke, C.B. [11650] India Sauropus K000246349 Type Yes
Mar 1, 1980 Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia Sauropus K001081091 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1980 Milne, W.G. [s.n.] Australia Sauropus K001081118 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1980 Armstrong, J. [s.n.] Australia Sauropus K001081111 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1980 Armstrong, J. [s.n.] Australia Sauropus K001081112 Type Yes
Feb 1, 1980 Dallachy, J. [s.n.] Australia Sauropus K001081123 Unknown Type Material Yes
Feb 1, 1980 Mueller, F.J.H.von [s.n.] Australia Sauropus K001081122 Unknown Type Material Yes
Phuong, V.X.; Huyen, D.D.; Du, N.V.; Binh, N.Q.; Xuyen, D.T.; de Kok, R.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M. [HNK 568] Vietnam Sauropus K001574463 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Sauropus K000246344 Unknown Type Material Yes
Latz, P.K. [3362] Australia Sauropus K001081097 Holotype Yes
Phoung, V. X.; Huyen, D. D.; Nguyen, V. D.; Nguyen, Q. B.; Xuyen, D. T.; Kok, R. D.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M. [HNK 44] Vietnam Sauropus K001569224 Yes
Phoung, V. X.; Nguyen, V. D.; Nguyen, T. C..; Xuyen, D. T.; Kok, R. D.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M.; David, A.. [HNK 748] Vietnam Sauropus K001569222 Yes
Nguyen, V. D.; Vu, X. P.; Utteridge, T. M. A.; Moore, A.; Trudgen, M.; Briggs, M. [HNK-1318] Vietnam Sauropus K001569204 Yes
Phuong, Vu Xuan; Huyen, Duong Duc; Nguyen, Van Du; Nguyen, Quoc Binh; Xuyen, Do Thi; de Kok, Rogier; Bramley, Gemma; Challen, Gill; Vorontsova, Maria [HNK 568] Vietnam Sauropus K001567404 Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [s.n.] Sri Lanka Sauropus K000246350 Type Yes
Brown, R. [3606] Australia Sauropus K001081098 Type Yes
Phuong, V.X.; Du, N.V.; Cuong, N.T.; Xuyen, D.T.; de Kok, R.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M.; David, A. [HNK 646] Vietnam Sauropus K001574460 Yes
Collett, H. [818] Burma Sauropus K000246351 Type Yes
Nguyen, V.D.; Nguyen, Q.B.; Tran, T.B.; Kok, R. D.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M. [HNK 1043] Vietnam Sauropus K001569235 Yes
Phoung, V. X.; Nguyen, V. D.; Nguyen, T. C..; Xuyen, D. T.; Kok, R. D.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M.; David, A. [HNK 738] Vietnam Sauropus K001569242 Yes
Must, J. [1050] Australia Sauropus K001081106 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia Sauropus K001081099 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Sauropus K000246343 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [s.n.] India Sauropus K000246341 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oldfield, A.F. [s.n.] Australia Sauropus K001081117 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [s.n.] India Sauropus K000246342 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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