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)
[Family 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.