Breynia gynophora Welzen & Pruesapan, 2014

Welzen, P. C. van, Pruesapan, K., Telford, I. R. H., Esser, H. - J. & Bruhl, J. J., 2014, Phylogenetic reconstruction prompts taxonomic changes in Sauropus, Synostemon and Breynia (Phyllanthaceae tribe Phyllantheae), Blumea 59 (2), pp. 77-94 : 91

Breynia gynophora Welzen & Pruesapan , comb. nov., nom. nov., non B. stipitata Müll.Arg.

Sauropus stipitatus Hook.f.,Fl. Br. India 5 (1887) 333. — Phyllanthus stipitatus (Hook.f.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. (2009) 715. — Breynia stipitata (Hook.f.) Chakrab. & N.P.Balakr. (2012) 121, nom. illeg., non B. stipitata Müll.Arg. — Type: Griffith s.n. (holotype K), India, Sikkim, Darjeeling.

Note — The combination Breynia stipitata Müll.Arg. already exists. The epithet gynophora refers to the stalked ovary and fruit of this species. The combination under Phyllanthus is formally added here as synonym.