Breynia retusa

Breynia retusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Breynia
Species:	B. retusa
Binomial name
Breynia retusa (Dennst.) Alston
Synonyms[1]
Breynia angustifolia Hook.f. Breynia hyposauropus Croizat Breynia microphylla var. angustifolia (Hook.f.) Airy Shaw Breynia patens (Roxb.) Rolfe Breynia patens (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook. f. Breynia turbinata (Oken) Cordem. Flueggea retusa (Dennst.) Voigt Melanthesa obliqua Wight Melanthesa retusa (Dennst.) Kostel. Melanthesa turbinata Oken Melanthesopsis patens (Roxb.) Müll.Arg. Melanthesopsis variabilis Müll.Arg. Phyllanthus naviluri Miq. ex Müll.Arg. Phyllanthus patens Roxb. Phyllanthus pomaceus Moon Phyllanthus retusus Dennst. Phyllanthus turbinatus J.König ex Roxb. nom. illeg. Sauropus elegantissimus Ridl.

Breynia retusa is a species of plant in the Phyllanthaceae family.

Distribution

It grows naturally in Bangladesh,^[2] China,^[3] Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaysia (peninsular), Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam^[4] and Réunion where it is considered as an invasive weed.^[5]

The synonysation of Sauropus elegantissimus that is known to be endemic to Malaysia is disputed. Under this name, this plant is listed as critically endangered,^[6] but it is unclear what effect an updated taxonomy would have on that rating.

References

1. "Breynia retusa (Dennst.) Alston". The Plant List. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
2. Shaikh Bokhtear Uddin. www.mpbd.info "Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 3 April 2014.
3. www.tropicos.org
4. Bingtao Li and Hans-Joachim Esser. "Breynia retusa". Flora of China 11.
5. www.especesinvasives.re Groupe Espèces Invasives de La Réunion
6. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Sauropus elegantissimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 31 March 2014.