Homalanthus is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824.[3] It is the only genus in subtribe Carumbiinae. The genus is native to tropical Asia, Australia, and various islands in the Pacific.[2][4]
When published, the generic name was spelt as "Omalanthus".[3] Since the name comes from the ancient Greek word homalos meaning "smooth" and anthos meaning "flower", this original spelling was inconsistent with the general Greek transliteration rules, and many later authors changed it to Homalanthus. According to ICBN, Homalanthus, which can be found in its Appendix III, has now been conserved against the original Omalanthus.[5]
Homalanthus is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824. It is the only genus in subtribe Carumbiinae. The genus is native to tropical Asia, Australia, and various islands in the Pacific.
When published, the generic name was spelt as "Omalanthus". Since the name comes from the ancient Greek word homalos meaning "smooth" and anthos meaning "flower", this original spelling was inconsistent with the general Greek transliteration rules, and many later authors changed it to Homalanthus. According to ICBN, Homalanthus, which can be found in its Appendix III, has now been conserved against the original Omalanthus.
Species Homalanthus acuminatus - Tahiti Homalanthus arfakiensis - Maluku, West New Guinea Homalanthus caloneurus - Brunei, Sabah Homalanthus ebracteatua - Vanuatu Homalanthus fastuosus - Lan Yü, Philippines Homalanthus giganteus - Java, Lesser Sunda Islands Homalanthus grandifolius - Sumatra, Borneo Homalanthus longipes - Vanuatu Homalanthus longistylus - Papua New Guinea, Bismarcks Homalanthus macradenius - Philippines Homalanthus nervosus - New Guinea Homalanthus novoguineensis- Papua New Guinea, Bismarcks, Solomons, Maluku, Lesser Sunda, NT, Qld, WA Homalanthus nutans- many Pacific Islands Homalanthus polyadenius - Papua New Guinea Homalanthus polyandrus - Kermadec Homalanthus populifolius - Papua New Guinea, Bismarcks, Solomons, Norfolk I, Lord Howe I, NSW, Qld, Vic Homalanthus populneus - S Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines; naturalized in Hawaii Homalanthus remotus - West New Guinea Homalanthus repandus - New Caledonia, Loyalty Is Homalanthus schlechteri - New Caledonia, Loyalty Is Homalanthus stillingiifolius - NSW, Qld Homalanthus stokesii - Rapa-Iti Homalanthus trivalvis - Solomons
