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Breynia spatulifolia

(Beille) Welzen & Pruesapan (2014)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Phyllanthaceae Genus: Breynia

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Blumea 59: 92 (2014)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Breynia spatulifolia community garden Thrives in shade, requires ample moisture, offsets formed at every drain hole in pot & at soil surface inside pot. Preserved_Specimen Herbaceous, ca. 14-16 tall, proliferating from roots (?). Lvs fleshy, silvery along veins & midrib. Flws unisexual, deep maroon, borne in clusters along main stem from axils of leafless nodes. Staples, G.W. 1140 Oahu BISH 1996-12-27
2 Breynia spatulifolia Honolulu, Makiki Community Garden, in park at corner of Makiki St. and WIlder Ave Planted in shady plot belonging to a Chinese gardener who uses the plant medicinally. Preserved_Specimen Stoloniferous herb 8-14 tall, stem seldom branches. Leaves green with silvery areas along midrib and veins. Flowers tiny, maroon, borne along stem below leaves. Wong, N. Oahu BISH 2001-04-12
3 Breynia spatulifolia community garden Thrives in shade, requires ample moisture, offsets formed at every drain hole in pot & at soil surface inside pot. Preserved_Specimen Herbaceous, ca. 14-16 tall, proliferating from roots (?). Lvs fleshy, silvery along veins & midrib. Flws unisexual, deep maroon, borne in clusters along main stem from axils of leafless nodes. Staples, G.W. 1140 Oahu BISH 1996-12-27
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