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Fart Bush (Breynia cernua)

Description

Breynia cernua grows naturally in Australia and Malesia as a shrub up to 2 m (7 ft) in height.Breynia cernua presumably is dependent on leafflower moths (Epicephala spp.) for its pollination, like other species of tree in the genus Breynia.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malpighiales

            • Family: Phyllanthaceae

              • Genus: Breynia