
''Breynia vitis-idaea'', the officinal breynia, is a perennial tree-like species of Phyllanthaceae , 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.
''Breynia vitis-idaea'' is pollinated by the leafflower moth ''Epicephala vitisidaea'' in Fujian, China and the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. The moth actively pollinates the flowers, but.. more
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Uploaded May 25, 2025. Captured Jan 5, 2025 08:41 in 2 Front St, Mossman QLD 4873, Australia.