Taxon: Breynia disticha J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.

• the 1 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• foliage-flower   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• snowbush   (Source: Hortus 3 ) – English
  
• Schneebusch   (Source: Zander Ency ) – German
  
• snöflingebuske   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Environmental: ornamental   (fide F Viti)
  

Distributional range:

• PACIFIC
  Southwestern Pacific: New Caledonia; Vanuatu

• cultivated throughout tropics

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1967–. Flore de la Nouvelle Caledonie et dependances.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. [= B. nivosa (W. G. Sm.) Small].
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Smith, A. C. 1979–1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
• Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986–. European garden flora.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Breynia disticha.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Breynia disticha.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Breynia disticha.

Synonyms:

• (=) Breynia nivosa (W. Bull) Small
  
• (=) Phyllanthus nivosus W. Bull
  (previously associated with 1 accession)

Check other web resources for Breynia disticha J. R. Forst. & G. Forst.:

• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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