Breynia vitis-idaea

Breynia vitis-idaea
Breynia vitis-idaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Tribe: Phyllantheae
Subtribe: Flueggeinae
Genus: Breynia
Species: B. vitis-idaea
Binomial name
Breynia vitis-idaea
(Burm.f.) C.E.C.Fischer
Synonyms[1]

Breynia vitis-idaea or officinal breynia is a perennial tree-like species of Phyllanthaceae (Euphorbiaceae s.l.), found from India east to Taiwan and Okinawa and south to Indonesia. It is a shrub or treelet with egg-shaped leaves that can reach up to 3 m tall. It has staminate flowers and spherical, red fruit.

It contains the saponin breynin and terpenic and phenolic glycosides.[2] It is marketed in Taiwan as Chi R Yun.

Toxicity

B. vitis-idaea poisoning causes hepatocellular liver injury.[2]

Other names

B. officinalis Hemsley and B. officinalis var. accrescens (Hayata) M.J.Deng & J.C.Wang are synonyms of B. vitis-idaea.

Other variants include:

Other common names in English include:[3]

Common names in other languages include:

References

  1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  2. 1 2 J. K. Aronson. Meyler's Side Effects of Herbal Medicines. Elsevier, 2008. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-444-53269-5
  3. Breynia officinalis Hemsley at Plants of Taiwan.
  4. ค้นหาข้อมูลพืช (Thai)

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