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Breynia vitis-idaea

Botanic Family

Phyllanthaceae

Author

(Burman f.) C.E.C. Fischer

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bangladesh
• Cambodia
• China
• Andaman Islands
• Nicobar Islands - India
• Sumatra - Indonesia
• Ryukyu Islands - Japan
• Johore - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Pakistan
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Gallery forest
• riverside
• montane forest

Flowering Times

• Jun (China)

Fruiting Times

• Oct (Sri Lanka)

Glabrous tree, shrub or climber. Leaves to 25mm long. Green flowers to 2mm long. Red fruit 6mm diameter enclosed in large calyx.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• GBS
• Kew
• FBA
• Mobot