Breynia cernua (Poir.) Müll.Arg.

Breynia cernua (Poir.) Mull.Arg.
det.: W. Stuppy
(Rijksherbarium, Leiden)
Dec., 1998
7?
FLORA OF NEW GUINEA.
Distributed by the
HERBARIUM AUSTRAL IENSE, C.S-I.R.O., CANBERRA, A.C.T,
with the request to be notified of new identifications.
Coll. P. J. Darbyshire
No. 186	Date l6 Aug. I96I
fam. Euphorbiaceae.
Breynia
Lee. between Miwaute and Fatima (Torricelli
Mts.), Lumi Subdistrict, Sepik District,
Terr, of New Guinea*
flab, in garden regrowth forest by roadside;
alt# ca. 3000 feet.
Notes Shrub ca. 3 m tall. Flowers yellow with
red tinge at base of petals. Leaves dark green
to dark chocolate-purple above, grey-green
below.
Local names Tonolo (Wapi language, Miwaute).
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