Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

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

Classification

MALPIGHIALES
Breynia

Citation

BREYNIA J. R. Forster & G. Forster, Char. Gen. Pl. 145, t. 73. 1775, nom. cons. vs. Breynia Linnaeus 1753.
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TYPE: Breynia disticha J. R. Forster & G. Forster

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Breynia disticha SNOWBUSH Not Native FAC (NWPL)

Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms

Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Foersteria Foersteria Scopoli, Intr. Hist. Nat. 98. 1777. TYPE: = Breynia J. R. Forster & G. Forster 1775, nom. cons. Substitute name for Breynia J. R. Forster & G. Forster 1775, nom. cons., non Breynia Linnaeus 1753, nom. rej.
Melanthesa Melanthesa Blume, Bijdr. 590. 1826. TYPE: Melanthesa racemosa Blume Lectotypified by G. L. Webster, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 81: 46. 1994.
Melanthesopsis Melanthesopsis Mueller Argoviensis, Linnaea 32: 74. 1863. TYPE: Melanthesopsis lucens (Poiret) Mueller Argoviensis (Phyllanthus lucens Poiret) Lectotypified by L. C. Wheeler, Taxon 24: 537 . 1975.