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



Summary
Genus:
Breynia
Family:
Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily:
Phyllanthoideae
Tribe:
Phyllantheae
Nomen number:
417645
Place of publication:
Char. gen. pl. 146, t. 73.  1776
Comment:
for date of publication see New Zealand J. Bot. 51:252-263. 2013
Verified:
11/27/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Breynia nivosa (W. Bull) Small
Phyllanthus nivosus W. Bull

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Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1967-. Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et dependances.
  4. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1254.
  5. Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Breynia nivosa (W. G. Sm.) Small
  7. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  8. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  9. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English foliage-flower 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
English snowbush 1 Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
German Schneebusch 2 Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1254.
Swedish snöflingebuske 2 Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  
1NativePacificSouthwestern PacificVanuatu  
2Cultivated    cult. throughout tropics
Native
Pacific
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia, Vanuatu
Cultivated (cult. throughout tropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=417645. Accessed 20 September 2024.