Breynia retusa
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 retusa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1929
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Breynia retusa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
25 synonyms in this snapshot
- Breynia angustifoliaName author: Hook.f.
- Breynia hyposauropusName author: Croizat
- Breynia microphylla var. angustifoliaName author: (Hook.f.) Airy Shaw
- Breynia patensName author: (Roxb.) Rolfe
- Breynia patensName author: (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f.
- Breynia turbinataName author: (Oken) Cordem.
- Melanthesa obliquaName author: Wight
- Melanthesa retusaName author: (Dennst.) Kostel.
- Melanthesa turbinataName author: Oken
- Melanthesopsis patensName author: (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.
- Melanthesopsis patens var. oblongifoliaName author: Müll.Arg.
- Melanthesopsis patens var. turbinataName author: (Oken) Müll.Arg.
- Melanthesopsis patens var. vulgarisName author: Müll.Arg.
- Melanthesopsis variabilisName author: Müll.Arg.
- Melanthesopsis variabilis var. arboreaName author: Müll.Arg.
- Melanthesopsis variabilis var. oblongifoliusName author: Müll.Arg.
- Melanthesopsis variabilis var. patensName author: (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.
- Melanthesopsis variabilis var. vulgarisName author: Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus naviluriName author: Miq. ex Müll.Arg.
- Phyllanthus patensName author: Roxb.
- Phyllanthus pomaceusName author: Moon
- Phyllanthus retususName author: Dennst.
- Phyllanthus suffultusName author: Wall.
- Phyllanthus turbinatusName author: J.Koenig ex Roxb.
- Sauropus elegantissimusName author: Ridl.
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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