Breynia disticha J.R. & G. Forst.
var. disticha

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Breynia disticha var. disticha

Photo: Mark Hyde
Garden near Tanganda Training Centre, New Years Gift Estate

Breynia disticha var. disticha

Photo: Mark Hyde
Garden near Tanganda Training Centre, New Years Gift Estate

Breynia disticha var. disticha

Photo: Mark Hyde
Garden near Tanganda Training Centre, New Years Gift Estate

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Synonyms: Breynia nivosa (W. Bull) Small
Phyllanthus nivosus W. Bull
Common names: Snowbush (English)
Description:
Notes: Our taxon is f. nivosa (W. Bull) Croizat with white blotches on the leaves.
Derivation of specific name: disticha: 2-ranked, with the leaves on opposite sides of a stem and in the same plane.
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Worldwide distribution: Native to New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
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Literature:

Radcliffe-Smith, A. (1996). Euphorbiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(4) Page 86.

Other sources of information about Breynia disticha var. disticha:

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Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Breynia disticha var. disticha

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Breynia disticha
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Breynia disticha
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Breynia disticha
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Breynia disticha
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Breynia disticha
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Breynia disticha
JSTOR Plant Science: Breynia disticha
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Breynia disticha
Plants of the World Online: Breynia disticha
Tropicos: Breynia disticha
Wikipedia: Breynia disticha


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Breynia disticha var. disticha.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=176030, retrieved 7 December 2024

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