Phyllanthaceae FAMILY

Breynia racemosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Breynia racemosa is a straggling to climbing shrub or a tree that can grow up to 9 metres tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 446 Title Flora of Thailand - Rubiaceae Publication Author Website http://homepage.univie.ac.at/christian.puff/FTH-RUB/FTH-RUB_HOME.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Part of the Flora of Thailand project. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea.

HabitatScrub, forest edges and along paths near beach forest, at elevations from sea-level up to 2,500 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].