Homalanthus novoguineensis (Warb.) Schumann (1900: 407)

Simão, Inês F., Silveira, Paulo C., Wajer, Jacek, Schuiteman, André & Welzen, Peter Van, 2024, Checklist of the Timorese Euphorbiaceae and related families, Phytotaxa 661 (2), pp. 123-149 : 133

* Homalanthus novoguineensis (Warb.) Schumann (1900: 407)

Ecology: found in secondary growth of e.g. Castanopsis -oak forest, on plains and slopes, a landslide coloniser, in mossy forest with Myrtaceae , Papuacedrus , and Podocarpaceae , old garden sites, Eucalyptus savanna, ladang along shallow river, on riverbanks and by streams, forest edge along sago swamps, in low-lying and mostly water-logged fallows; grows on old coral limestone, well-drained volcanic soil, dark marshy soil, rocky alluvium, poorly drained consolidated alluvium, clayey soil on limestone, alluvial sandy clay; elevation: 10–2,300 m ( Esser 1997).

Distribution: Lesser Sunda Islands, Moluccas, New Guinea, N and NW Australia, Solomon Islands ( Esser 1997).

Specimens examined: Indonesia (Timor Barat): South Central Timor , [Kapan, 9°44’05” S, 124°16’26” E], 10 March 1939, Bloembergen, S. 3420 ( L [ L.2224601]) ; [ Nikiniki , 9°48’49” S, 124°28’35” E], {Oepetu}, 28 February 1966, Kooy, C. W. 389 ( L [ L.2224604]) ; [ Soe , 9°51’39” S, 124°16’58” E], 20 March 1929, Walsh, M.E. 173 ( BM [ BM000050045 ], L [ L.2224602]) ; Timor ---1882, Forbes, H. O. 3650 ( BM [ BM000019976 ], L [ L.2224603]) ;

Timor Leste: Díli, [Manucoco, Foho, 8°16’10” S, 125°34’27” E], 13 May 2015, Cowie, I.D. & Santana F. 13770 ( L [ L.3978107]) ; Viqueque, [Ossu, 8°44’16” S, 126°22’23” E], 10 May 1970, Metzner, J. 152 ( L [ L.2224605]) .

Red List Assessment: Least Concern.