Breynia macrantha

Breynia macrantha
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (EPBC Act)
Scientific 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
	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 edit

^ ^a ^b Breynia macrantha (Hassk.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
^ 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.
^ "Approved Conservation Advice for Sauropus macranthus" (PDF). 2008-12-16. Retrieved 28 July 2013.

External links edit

Photo at the Australian Plant Image Index

[powo-1] Breynia macrantha (Hassk.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

[RFK-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.

[advice-3] "Approved Conservation Advice for Sauropus macranthus" (PDF). 2008-12-16. Retrieved 28 July 2013.

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Breynia macrantha
Conservation status
Vulnerable (EPBC Act)
Scientific 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)