Plants from E China (Fujian and Taiwan) and Japan used to be considered part of this species, but are now more commonly treated as the distinct species, Breynia officinalis[].
This species may be transferred to the genus Phyllanthus. A paper by Warren L. Wagner and David H. Lorence ‘A nomenclator of Pacific oceanic island Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae), including Glochidion’ PhytoKeys 4:67-94 (2011)[], has proposed submerging the genera Breynia, Glochidion, Reverchonia, Phyllanthodendron, and Sauropus into a broadened concept of the genus Phyllanthus. This proposal has not yet (2014) been fully accepted, although the ‘World Checklist of Selected Plant Families’ has accepted the name changes of the Pacific Island species of Glochidion, as detailed in the paper. No revised form of this name has been seen as yet

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General Information

Breynia vitis-idaea is a shrub or small tree, sometimes adopting a more or less climbing habit, growing up to 5 metres tall[, ].
The plant is harvested from the wild for its use in traditional medicine[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

E. Asia - southern China, Indian subcontinent through tropical Asia to Indonesia.

Habitat

Montane slopes and scrub at elevations of 100 - 1,000 metres in southern China[]. Forest edges and clearings in evergreen forest, mangrove, swamp forest, bamboo thickets, along rivers and roads and near the beach, up to 800 metres[].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Habit	Shrub
Height	3.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The bark is astringent, it is used to prevent haemorrhage[, ].

The leaf juice is given to a mother after giving birth[].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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