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Breynia cernua
As recorded: Breynia cernua (Poir.) Müll.Arg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Phyllanthaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Collector number
- 4588
- Date
- July 20, 1989
- Locality
- Flood forest along the Markham River
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- Takeuchi, W.N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1989, Takeuchi, W.N. also collected 13 other specimens.
Breynia cernua observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 109 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Zuccoli Pde before Zuccoli Shops, Zuccoli NT 0832, Australia
(c) Stephen Fricker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Berry Springs NT 0838, Australia
(c) Lachlan Copeland, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-11
Lee Point NT 0810, Australia
(c) Donna Schakelaar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Middle Point NT 0822, Australia
(c) Stella Fish, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-15
Darwin NT, Australia
(c) helen_y, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02
Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, NT, AU
(c) inspector_frog, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Breynia cernua. BISH 635982. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956582825. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/635982.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956582825 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
