The name Breynia is a conserved name, in other words, it is recognized despite the existence of an earlier use of the same name to refer to a different plant. Breynia L. 1753 is in the Capparaceae, but it is a rejected name. We here discuss Breynia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. 1776.
Species
Breynia baudouinii Beille – Vietnam
Breynia calcarea (M.R.Hend.) Welzen & Pruesapan – W Malaysia
Breynia carnosa Welzen & Pruesapan – Vietnam
Breynia cernua (Poir.) Müll.Arg. – Northern Territory of Australia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Philippines, Borneo, Java
Breynia collaris Airy Shaw – Papua New Guinea
Breynia coriacea Beille – Vietnam
Breynia coronata Hook.f. – Thailand, W Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
Breynia discigera Müll.Arg. – Thailand, W Malaysia, Sumatra
Breynia disticha J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. – Vanuatu, New Caledonia; naturalized in West Indies, Gambia, and scattered oceanic islands
Breynia diversifolia Beille – Vietnam
Breynia fleuryi Beille – Vietnam
Breynia fruticosa (L.) Müll.Arg. – Vietnam, Thailand, S China
Breynia heyneana J.J.Sm. – Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia
Breynia indosinensis Beille – Vietnam, Laos
Breynia lithophila Welzen & Pruesapan – Thailand
Breynia massiei Beille – Laos
Breynia microphylla (Kurz ex Teijsm. & Binn.) Müll.Arg. – Sumatera, Java, Sulawesi
Breynia mollis J.J.Sm. – New Guinea
Breynia oblongifolia (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. – Papua New Guinea, Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory
Breynia obscura Welzen & Pruesapan – W Malaysia
Breynia platycalyx Airy Shaw – W New Guinea
Breynia podocarpa Airy Shaw – Papua New Guinea, Northern Territory
Breynia pubescens Merr. – Maluku
Breynia racemosa (Blume) Müll.Arg. – Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Myanmar, W Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Philippines, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago
Breynia repens Welzen & Pruesapan – Thailand
Breynia retusa (Dennst.) Alston – Réunion, India, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, E Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, W Malaysia
Breynia rhynchocarpa Benth. – Northern Territory of Australia