''Breynia macrantha'', commonly known as pumpkin fruit, pumpkin bush or Atherton sauropus, is a rainforest tree native to the central and eastern Himalayas, Indochina, southern China,
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...
, New Guinea, and north-east
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
.
It is listed as "vulnerable" under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
The ''Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999'' (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that provides a framework for protection of the Australian environment, including its biodiversity and its natural and cult ...
.
References
External links
Photo at the Australian Plant Image Index
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macrantha
Flora of Assam (region)
Flora of Southeast China
Flora of South-Central China
Flora of East Himalaya
Flora of Hainan
Flora of Indo-China
Flora of Malesia
Flora of Nepal
Flora of New Guinea
Flora of Queensland
Plants described in 1855
Taxa named by Justus Carl Hasskarl