Red coffee-bush (Engl.)
Breynia sp.
SkinAn erect, bush Height: 2 to 3 meters high Leaves: Stipules narrowly triangular, almost filiform, about 1 mm long. Leaf blades about 15-25 x 7-11 mm. Leaves distichous, produced on branches or short shoots so that the whole structure resembles a compound leaf. Petioles transversely wrinkled. Flowers: Flowers small, less than 3 mm diam. at anthesis. Fruits: Fruits globular or depressed globular, about 5-10 mm diam., on very slender pedicels about 6-10 mm long. Fruits 5-lobed, wider than long. Seeds about 2-3 mm long. Testa dark brown, surface colliculate. Embryo about 2 mm long, radicle about 1 mm long, cotyledons about 1 mm long.
Medicinal Uses & Benefits
Eczema. Preparation: Get enough quantity of leaves and burn the leaves until these turn to ashes.. Part used: Leaves
Preparation
Get enough quantity of leaves and burn the leaves until these turn to ashes.
Location & Habitat
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Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Breynia sp.
- Local Name
- Red coffee-bush (Engl.)
- Family
- Phyllanthaceae
- Category
- Skin
- Collected By
- Not provided
- Date Collected
- Jun 28, 2026