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Accession Data:

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

  • Common Name: cultivar 'nivosa'; Snowbush
  • Family: Phyllanthaceae

  • Country of Origin: Vanuatu to New Caledonia

  • USDA Zone: 10a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198600075
  • Source: SCE/Wellesley
  • Accession Date: 10-16-1986
  • Bench: 1215 - AUS:West Bench SS
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 01-15-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid I
  • Order: Malpighiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Phyllanthaceae
  • SubFamily: Phyllanthoideae
  • Tribe: Phyllantheae
  • SubTribe: Flueggeinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
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2009
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2004

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: New Caledonia / Vanuatu /

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 03, 2017.
  2. WCSP (2013). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 03, 2017.

data regenerated on Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:57:08 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Breynia disticha

Additional images for this accession:

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Current Accessions in the Phyllanthaceae

Subfamily Antidesmatoideae

  • Antidesma bunius

Subfamily Phyllanthoideae
Tribe Phyllantheae

  • Flueggeinae: Breynia disticha
  • Flueggeinae: Phyllanthus angustifolius
  • Flueggeinae: Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus W/C
  • Flueggeinae: Sauropus androgynus
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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