Breynia is a genus in the flowering plant family Phyllanthaceae, first described in 1776. It is native to Southeast Asia, China, Réunion, the Indian Subcontinent, Papuasia and Australia. [1] The name Breynia is a conserved name, it is recognized despite the existence of an earlier use of the same name to refer to a different plant.

Breynia cernua (Iron Range) is a small tree or bushy multi-trunked shrub reaching a height of about 6 feet (1.83 m) with a 3 ft spread. Breynia cernua (Iron Range) tree has weeping branches and a compact dense crown.

Aug 9, 2023 · Breynia spp. produce plants that have separate male and female flowers. Male flowers have 3 stamens and 6 perianth parts. Female flowers have 3 styles and 1 ovary. This species has small, green inconspicuous flowers, about 3 mm wide, produced solitarily in leaf axils, in spring and summer.

Small, inconspicuous (not very clear), located on the leaf axils. Fruits are berry-like, ripen to red. Possibly pollinated by Leaf Flower Moth (Epicephala species). The genus Breynia is named after Jacob Breyne (1670-1743), the collector of exotic plants in Danzig.

Feb 20, 2018 · I have written about Breynia ‘Ironstone’ before and have been patiently waiting to photograph a fine specimen like this to sing its praise once more. I am a bit taken with this native shrub for two main reasons the first is its obviously striking foliage and interesting habit.

Herbs to trees, monoecious; stem often with 4 raised ribs. Indumentum of simple hairs or absent, often asperities (stiff papillae) present on stem, petioles or leaf margins. Stipules triangular, (early to) late caducous.

Breynia is difficult taxonomically, hence the wide range in the number of species recognized within the genus. Some Breynia species are grown as ornamental shrubs in tropical and subtropical areas; B. disticha is the most common and widespread.

Description: Shrubs or small trees, monoecious. Leaves alternate, entire, petiolate. Flowers axillary, solitary or in few-flowered clusters, small, shortly pedunculate. Perianth segments 6, shortly fused. Male flowers with 3 stamens, fused into a column. Female flowers with 3-locular ovary; 2 ovules in each loculus; styles 3, short.

Native shrub with deep burgundy-red foliage year-round on cascading branches; and little red berries that give it the common name of coffee bush. Suited to accent planting, screening, and hedging when clipped. Use as a native alternative to Loropetalum China Pink.