Breynia

Breynia
Breynia
Breynia disticha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Tribe: Phyllantheae
Subtribe: Flueggeinae
Genus: Breynia
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Species
  • Breynia disticha - snowbush
  • Breynia fruiticosa Hook. f.
  • Breynia nivosa
  • Breynia oblongifolia - coffee bush
  • Breynia vitis-idaea
  • etc.

Breynia is a plant genus in the family Phyllanthaceae. It has 35 species, distributed from India to Australia.

Synonymy

This genus is also known under several names:

  • Foersteria Scop.
  • Forsteria Steud.
  • Melanthes Blume
  • Melanthesa Blume, orth. var.
  • Melanthesopsis Müll.Arg.