Red coffee-bush (Engl.)

Red coffee-bush (Engl.)

Breynia sp.

Skin

An 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

REGION VII (CENTRAL VISAYAS), SIQUIJOR, SIQUIJOR (Capital), Forest

Research

Siquijor State College: Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices in Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (Folk Healing Practices of Siquijor Island) Phase 1

Additional Images

Red coffee-bush (Engl.)
Red coffee-bush (Engl.)
Red coffee-bush (Engl.)
Red coffee-bush (Engl.)
Red coffee-bush (Engl.)
Red coffee-bush (Engl.)
Red coffee-bush (Engl.)

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