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Breynia disticha J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Snowbush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Breynia

Characteristics

Shrubs, 0.5–3 m. Leaves on main stems spiral. Leaves on ultimate branchlets distichous; petiole 2–4 mm; blade elliptic to ovate or suborbiculate, 1.5–4 × 1–3 cm, base obtuse to rounded, apex rounded. Pedicels: staminate 6–9 mm, pistillate 3–9 mm. Staminate flowers: calyx top-shaped, truncate, 1.5–3 mm. Pistillate flowers: sepals obovate, 1–5 mm. Capsules 5 mm diam., smooth. Seeds brown, 2–3 mm. 2n = 52 (Jamaica).
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Not known
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Breynia disticha leaf picture by William Gustave (cc-by-sa)
Breynia disticha leaf picture by William Gustave (cc-by-sa)
Breynia disticha leaf picture by Richard Interval (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Breynia disticha flower picture by Coordination Endemia (cc-by-sa)
Breynia disticha flower picture by Jeff Harris (cc-by-sa)
Breynia disticha flower picture by PATRICK PREVOST (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Breynia disticha world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Cook Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Fiji, Guinea, Gambia, Haiti, Norfolk Island, Puerto Rico, Seychelles, United States of America, Vanuatu, and Samoa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:340073-1
WFO ID wfo-0000412108
COL ID 692R5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447121
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Breynia disticha f. nivosa Breynia nivosa Breynia axillaris Phyllanthus nivosus Phyllanthus nivosus Melanthesa neocaledonica var. forsteri Phyllanthus sandwicensis var. hypoglaucus Breynia disticha var. neocaledonica Breynia nivosa var. roseopicta Breynia disticha var. nivosa Melanthesa neocaledonica Breynia disticha
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