- Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
(Spurge Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Phyllanthaceae
- Synonym(s) : Breynia keithii Ridl.; Breynia microcalyx Ridl.; Breynia rhamnoides Müll.Arg.; Melanthesa ovalifolia Kostel.; Melanthesa rhamnoides Blume; Phyllanthus rhamnoides Retz.; Phyllanthus tinctorius Vahl ex Baill.; Phyllanthus tristis A.Juss.; Phyllanthus vitis-idaea (Burm.f.) J.Koenig ex Roxb.; Rhamnus vitis-idaea Burm.f.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Breynia vitis-idaea (Burm.f.) C.E.C.Fisch.
- Common name : Indian snowberry
- Vernacular name :
- Kadu nugge (Kannada)
- Manipullanthi, Sithuruvam, Seppulaa (Tamil)
- Jajan, Jhanjiki, Pohalakuli (Oria)
- Tikher, Suka surani (Hindi)
- Yellari, Purigudu (Telugu)
- Chuvannaniruri, Kattuniruri, Pavalapulla, Pavilapoola (Malayalam)
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests, Tropical moist deciduous forests
- Comments / notes : On hill plains, in wasteland and scrub jungles to 1000m. A low altitude replacement of B.retusa.
- Flower, Fruit : February-August
- Collector(s) Name : K. Sankara Rao, Raja K. Swamy, Navendu Page, Arun Singh
- Collection Date : 25/03/2016
- Collection Nos : HJCB-0661
- Collection Locality : Kolli Hills Ghat road, Namakkal district (TN)
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Andhra Pradesh
- Karnataka : Kodagu (Coorg) district, Tumakuru district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Odisha : Koraput district
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Southeast Asia, China, Malaysia, Ryukyu Islands
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
- R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
- R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
- H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 234
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Breynia vitis-idaea. Downloaded on 7 September 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Line Drawings
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Field Image(s)
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Habitat
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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