Breynia racemosa (Blume) Müll.Arg.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Breynia

Characteristics

A straggling shrub or small tree. It can be 9 m long. The fruit are red berries.
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Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 5.5
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It can grow from sea level to 2,500 m above sea level. It is most common near the coast.
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Scrub, forest edges and along paths near beach forest, at elevations from sea-level up to 2,500 metres.
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Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food medicinal social use
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Dermatosis (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Mumps (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Headache (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
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Distribution

Breynia racemosa world distribution map, present in Indonesia, India, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand

Conservation status

Breynia racemosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:340097-1
WFO ID wfo-0000413990
COL ID 5X339
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Synonyms

Melanthesopsis lucens Phyllanthus racemifer Breynia racemosa Melanthesa racemosa Melanthesa reclinata Melanthesa acuminata Breynia acuminata Breynia reclinata Breynia racemosa var. aromatica Breynia racemosa var. concolor Breynia rhamnoides var. hypoglauca Melanthesopsis fruticosa Phyllanthus reclinatus Phyllanthus rhamnoides Melanthesa rhamnoides var. hypoglauca