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Homalanthus populifolius Graham
Family Euphorbiaceae
Common name: Bleeding Heart, Native Poplar

Homalanthus populifolius Graham APNI*

Synonyms: Omalanthus populifolius Graham APNI*

Description: Bushy shrub or small tree to 6 m high, with young stems and petioles exuding a whitish sap.

Leaves with lamina ± ovate, 3–15 cm long, 3–12 cm wide, with 1 or 2 basal glands; both surfaces glabrous, lower surface often greyish; petiole 3–12 cm long; stipules 10–20 mm long.

Bracts subtending female flowers or clusters of male flowers with 2 large glands at base.

Capsule 8–10 mm wide, smooth; seeds partly covered by a fleshy aril; fruits Dec.-Mar.


Herbarium
Sheet

Distribution and occurrence: Common in regrowth or on margins of most types of rainforest, also in moist situations in eucalypt forest; widespread in coastal areas, also on the ranges; north from Nadgee.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CT, NWS, LHI
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Text by T. A. James & G. J. Harden
Taxon concept: H.J. Esser (1997)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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