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Breynia vitis-idaea
officinal breynia
As recorded: Breynia rhamnoides Müll.Arg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Phyllanthaceae
- Collected by
- Silva, J.M.
- Collector number
- 94
- Date
- July 12, 1930
- Locality
- Kiri-bath-Kumbura; also India, Burma & China
- Island
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Sri Lanka
- Elevation
- 396 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 12, 1930, Silva, J.M. also collected 2 other specimens.
Breynia vitis-idaea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. 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 vitis-idaea. BISH 594744. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956624473. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/594744.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956624473 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
