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Phyllanthaceae

Breynia retusa (Dennst.) Alston

Family
Phyllanthaceae
Genus
Breynia

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Breynia retusa: Breynia retusa
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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
鈍葉黑面神, 钝叶黑面神, 地石榴, 小叶山漆茎, 小叶黑面叶, 小柿子, 小柿子叶, 枝展黑面神
Malayalam
പെരുംനിരൂരി

Synonyms

  • Breynia angustifolia Hook.f.
  • Breynia hyposauropus Croizat
  • Breynia microphylla var. angustifolia (Hook.f.) Airy Shaw
  • Breynia patens (Roxb.) Rolfe
  • Breynia patens (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Breynia turbinata (Oken) Cordem.
  • Melanthesa obliqua Wight
  • Melanthesa retusa (Dennst.) Kostel.
  • Melanthesa turbinata Oken
  • Melanthesopsis patens (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.
  • Melanthesopsis patens var. oblongifolia Müll.Arg.
  • Melanthesopsis patens var. turbinata (Oken) Müll.Arg.
  • Melanthesopsis patens var. vulgaris Müll.Arg.
  • Melanthesopsis variabilis Müll.Arg.
  • Melanthesopsis variabilis var. arborea Müll.Arg.
  • Melanthesopsis variabilis var. oblongifolius Müll.Arg.
  • Melanthesopsis variabilis var. patens (Roxb.) Müll.Arg.
  • Melanthesopsis variabilis var. vulgaris Müll.Arg.
  • Phyllanthus naviluri Miq. ex Müll.Arg.
  • Phyllanthus patens Roxb.
  • Phyllanthus pomaceus Moon
  • Phyllanthus retusus Dennst.
  • Phyllanthus suffultus Wall.
  • Phyllanthus turbinatus J.Koenig ex Roxb.
  • Sauropus elegantissimus Ridl.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.