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Breynia cernua
Breynia cernua fruit and foliage.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Breynia
Species:	B. cernua
Binomial name
Breynia cernua (Poir.) Mull.Arg.

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.

The plant is known by the rather unfortunate name of fart bush.

References

1. F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Breynia cernua". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
2. Kawakita, A.; Kato, M. 2004. Obligate pollination mutualism in Breynia (Phyllanthaceae): further documentation of pollination mutualism involving Epicephala moths (Gracillariidae). American Journal of Botany. 91: 1319–1325
3. Zhang, J.; Wang, S.; Li, H.; Hu, B.; Yang, X.; Wang, Z. 2012. "Diffuse coevolution between two Epicephala species (Gracillariidae) and two Breynia species (Phyllanthaceae). PLOS ONE. 7: e41657.
4. "Breynia cernua - Some Magnetic Island Plants". www.somemagneticislandplants.com.au. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

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