Breynia vitis-idaea (Burm.F.) C.E.C.Fisch.

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Phyllanthaceae > Breynia

Characteristics

A creeping shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are narrowly oval and 2-5 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. They are a frosty green underneath. Male and female flowers are separate. The flowers are small and green.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Montane slopes and scrub at elevations of 100-1,000 metres in southern China. Forest edges and clearings in evergreen forest, mangrove, swamp forest, bamboo thickets, along rivers and roads and near the beach, up to 800 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows on mountain slopes between 100-1,000 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.
Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leave are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Uses food medicinal poison
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use Astringents (bark), Hemorrhage (bark), Anti-inflammatory agents (leaf), Brain diseases (leaf), Headache (leaf), Hemorrhage (leaf), Inflammation (leaf), Nootropic agents (leaf), Postpartum hemorrhage (leaf), Tonsillitis (leaf), Endophthalmitis (root), Endophthalmitis (stem), Eye diseases (stem), Periodontal diseases (stem), Astringent (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Parturition (unspecified), Ache(Stomach) (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Conscious sedation (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Leaf

Breynia vitis-idaea leaf picture by Noel Dionson (cc-by-sa)
Breynia vitis-idaea leaf picture by Yunita Apriyanti (cc-by-sa)
Breynia vitis-idaea leaf picture by khan simul (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Breynia vitis-idaea fruit picture by Noel Dionson (cc-by-sa)
Breynia vitis-idaea fruit picture by Blue Bottle (cc-by-sa)
Breynia vitis-idaea fruit picture by Blue Bottle (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Breynia vitis-idaea world distribution map, present in Andorra, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Breynia vitis-idaea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:340112-1
WFO ID wfo-0000415036
COL ID 6932V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Melanthesa rhamnoides Phyllanthus tinctorius Phyllanthus tristis Rhamnus vitis-idaea Breynia vitis-idaea Melanthesa ovalifolia Phyllanthus rhamnoides Breynia accrescens Breynia keithii Breynia microcalyx Breynia officinalis Phyllanthus calycinus Phyllanthus sepiarius Phyllanthus vitis-idea Phyllanthus rhamnoides Breynia formosana Breynia rhamnoides Breynia officinalis var. accrescens Breynia stipitata var. formosana