Breynia disticha--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 315.jpg
Breynia disticha--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 314.jpg
Breynia disticha--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 316.jpg
Breynia disticha--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 313.jpg
Native to New Caledonia, Vanuatu; introduced into Bolivia, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Florida, Gambia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Leeward Is., Line Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Niue, Norfolk Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)
5.8512, -0.17296
Location Remarks
Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Phyllanthaceae
Genus
Breynia
Specific Epithet
disticha
Authorship
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#234,705 of 335,497
Top 70%
Extinction probability
10%
