Breynia discigera Müll. Arg.
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms
B. rhamnoides (Blume) Müll. Arg. var. pubescens (Müll. Arg.) Müll. Arg.
Vernacular Names
| Malaysia | Katut selayer, saga monyit, semelit jekok. |
Geographical Distributions
Peninsular Thailand southwards to Singapore and Sumatra.
Description
Breynia discigera is a shrub or treelet, measuring up to 2 m tall and hairy all over.
The leaves are ovate to elliptical, with a size of measuring 1.3-3.8 cm x 0.8-2 cm, 1.6-1.9 of length width ratio, acute base, acute apex, recurved margin, coriaceous, dark green above, very light pale green beneath, The petiole long is measure 1-2 mm while the stipules are measure 1.5-2 mm long.
The staminate flowers are about 1.5 mm in diametre. The pedicel is measure about 0.5 mm long, with dull pinkish-white sepal, which is measuring about 1.7 mm x 1.5 mm, very thick, measure about 0.3-0.4 mm long lobes, with about 1 mm high androphore while the anthers are measure about 0.8 mm long. The pistillate flowers are measuring 4-5 mm in diametre, measure about 1.5 mm long pedicel, sepal is measure about 2.1-2.8 mm long and dull pinkish-white in colour. The lobes are measure 1.5-2.2 mm wide, only hairy outside while the ovary is measure about 1 mm x 1.3 mm in diametre and apically lobed. The stigmas are measure about 0.2 mm long, not unite, not split and pointing towards each other.
The red fruit is measure about 7 mm x 6.5 mm and with small apical crown.
The orange seed is measure about 4 mm x 2 mm x 2 mm.
Ecology / Cultivation
B. discigera is found in open thickets and margins of secondary forest at 30-300 m altitude.
Line Drawing / Photograph
References
- Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 12 (2): Medicinal and poisonous plants.
