Breynia androgyna

Breynia androgyna

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamilia: Phyllanthoideae
Tribus: Phyllantheae
Genus: Breynia
Species: Breynia androgyna

Name

Breynia androgyna (L.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr., Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 19: 120. (2012)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Clutia androgyna L., Mant. Pl. 1: 128 (1767)
• Homotypic
  • Aalius androgyna (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 591 (1891)
  • Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr., Forest. Bur. Philipp. Bull. 1: 30 (1903)
  • Phyllanthus androgynus (L.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr., J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33: 714 (2009)
• Heterotypic
  • Phyllanthus acidissimus Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 22 (1790), nom. nud.
  • Phyllanthus speciosus Noronha, Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 22 (1790), nom. nud.
  • Agyneia ovata Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 243 (1810)
  • Andrachne ovata Lam. ex Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 243 (1810)
  • Sauropus albicans Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 595 (1826)
  • Phyllanthus strictus Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 670 (1832)
  • Sauropus gardnerianus Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 6, t. 1951 (1853)
  • Sauropus indicus Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 6, t. 1952 (1853)
  • Sauropus retroversus Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 6, t. 1951 (1853)
  • Sauropus zeylanicus Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 6: 6, t. 1952 (1853)
  • Sauropus sumatranus Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv.: 179, 446 (1861)
  • Sauropus albicans var. gardnerianus (Wight) Müll.Arg., Linnaea 32: 72 (1863)
  • Sauropus albicans var. intermedius Müll.Arg., Linnaea 32: 72 (1863)
  • Sauropus albicans var. genuinus Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 241 (1866), not validly publ.
  • Sauropus albicans var. zeylanicus (Wight) Müll.Arg. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 241 (1866)
  • Sauropus macranthus Fern.-Vill. in F.M.Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 3, 4(13A): 187 (1880), nom. illeg.
  • Sauropus oblongifolius Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 333 (1887)
  • Aalius oblongifolia (Hook.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 591 (1891)
  • Aalius retroversa (Wight) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 591 (1891)
  • Aalius sumatrana (Miq.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 591 (1891)
  • Sauropus scandens C.B.Rob., Philipp. J. Sci., C 4: 72 (1909)
  • Sauropus parviflorus Pax & K.Hoffm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, XV: 218 (1922)
  • Sauropus convexus J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 6: 82 (1924)
  • Phyllanthus retroversus (Wight) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr., J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 33: 715 (2009)
  • Breynia retroversa (Wight) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr., Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 19: 121 (2012)

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Breynia androgyna in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 July 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Breynia androgyna. Published online. Accessed: July 7 2021.

Vernacular names

English: katuk, star gooseberry, or sweet leaf
Bahasa Indonesia: Katuk
Bahasa Melayu: Pokok cekur manis

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