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Breynia officinalis
As recorded: Breynia officinalis Hemsl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Phyllanthaceae
- Collected by
- Moran, R.
- Collector number
- 5082
- Date
- April 3, 1955
- Locality
- West of Ava
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Identified by
- Walker, E.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 3, 1955, Moran, R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Breynia officinalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,303 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17
Gushan District, Kaohsiung City, TW
(c) 張睿引, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
945台灣屏東縣牡丹鄉
(c) liushengyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
945台灣屏東縣牡丹鄉
(c) liushengyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
945台灣屏東縣牡丹鄉
(c) liushengyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
945台灣屏東縣牡丹鄉
(c) liushengyu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
249台灣新北市八里區挖子尾自然保留區
(c) daniel1110501, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Breynia officinalis. BISH 137480. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956534205. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/137480.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956534205 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
