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Breynia macrantha

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Breynia macrantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Genus: Breynia
Species:
B. macrantha
Binomial name
Breynia macrantha
(Hassk.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Aalius forcipata (Hook.f.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Aalius macrantha (Hassk.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Aalius macrophylla (Hook.f.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Aalius spectabilis (Miq.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Glochidion umbratile Maiden & Betche (1905)
  • Phyllanthus forcipatus (Hook.f.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. (2009)
  • Sauropus forcipatus Hook.f. in Fl. Brit. India 5: 334 (1887)
  • Sauropus grandifolius Pax & K.Hoffm. (1922)
  • Sauropus grandifolius var. tonkinensis Beille (1927)
  • Sauropus longipedicellatus Merr. & Chun (1934)
  • Sauropus macranthus Hassk. (1855)
  • Sauropus macrophyllus Hook.f. (1887)
  • Sauropus robinsonii Merr. (1912 publ. 1913)
  • Sauropus ruber Teijsm. & Binn. ex Pax & K.Hoffm. (1922)
  • Sauropus spectabilis Miq. (1861)
  • Sauropus wichurae Müll.Arg. ex Pax & K.Hoffm. (1922)

Breynia macrantha, commonly known as pumpkin fruit, pumpkin bush or Atherton sauropus, is a rainforest tree native to the central and eastern Himalayas, Indochina, southern China, Malesia, New Guinea, and north-east Queensland.[1][2] It is listed as "vulnerable" under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Breynia macrantha (Hassk.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Breynia macrantha". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Approved Conservation Advice for Sauropus macranthus" (PDF). 2008-12-16. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
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