Described: (Dennst.) Alston.
States with an open record: Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar, Telangana.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 4B Semi-Arid: Gujarat Rajputana, 5A Western Ghats: Malabar Plains, 5B Western Ghats: Mountains, 6A Deccan Peninsula: Central Highlands, 6C Deccan Peninsula: Eastern Highlands, 6D Deccan Peninsula: Central Plateau, 6E Deccan Peninsula: Deccan South, 7A Gangetic Plain: Upper, 7B Gangetic Plain: Lower, 8A Coasts: West Coast, 8B Coasts: East Coast, 9B North-East: North-East Hills.
Family: Phyllanthaceae; order: Malpighiales.

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yellidespecies of India

Breynia retusa

Cup Saucer Plant

Cup Saucer Plant (Breynia retusa), a species of India. IUCN Least Concern (2019, stable). Open records in 21 states. Listed by GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Plants: other flowering plants & conifers.

Other flowering plants and conifers of Uttar Pradesh · Other flowering plants and conifers of Sikkim · Other flowering plants and conifers of Arunachal Pradesh · Other flowering plants and conifers of Nagaland · Other flowering plants and conifers of Manipur · Other flowering plants and conifers of Meghalaya · Other flowering plants and conifers of Assam · Other flowering plants and conifers of West Bengal · Other flowering plants and conifers of Odisha · Other flowering plants and conifers of Chhattisgarh · Other flowering plants and conifers of Madhya Pradesh · Other flowering plants and conifers of Gujarat · Other flowering plants and conifers of Maharashtra · Other flowering plants and conifers of Andhra Pradesh · Other flowering plants and conifers of Karnataka · Other flowering plants and conifers of Goa · Other flowering plants and conifers of Kerala · Other flowering plants and conifers of Tamil Nadu · Other flowering plants and conifers of Puducherry · Other flowering plants and conifers of Andaman and Nicobar · Other flowering plants and conifers of Telangana

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Records over time

GBIF records from India by decade and kind of record.

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