Breynia disticha
A species in the Phyllanthaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Genus
- Breynia
- Species
- Breynia disticha
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1776
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Breynia disticha. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
16 synonyms in this snapshot
- Breynia axillarisName author: Spreng.
- Breynia disticha f. nivosaName author: (W.Bull) Croizat ex Radcl.-Sm.
- Breynia disticha var. genuinaName author: Müll.Arg.
- Breynia disticha var. neocaledonicaName author: (Baill.) Müll.Arg.
- Breynia disticha var. nivosaName author: (W.Bull) Croizat
- Breynia nivosaName author: (W.Bull) Small
- Breynia nivosa var. roseopictaName author: (Regel) F.Br.
- Melanthesa neocaledonicaName author: Baill.
- Melanthesa neocaledonica var. forsteriName author: Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus atropurpureusName author: Van Geert
- Phyllanthus nivosusName author: W.Bull
- Phyllanthus nivosusName author: W.G.Sm.
- Phyllanthus nivosus unranked roseopictusName author: (Burb.) Regel
- Phyllanthus roseopictusName author: B.
- Phyllanthus roseus-pictusName author: Hovey
- Phyllanthus sandwicensis var. hypoglaucusName author: H.Lév.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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