Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Malpighiales Martius
Family
Euphorbiaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Homalanthus A.Juss., Euphorb. Gen. 50 (1824) – as Omalanthus
 Description

Monoecious shrubs or small trees; sap milky. Lvs stipulate, alternate, entire. ♂ and ♀ fls in the same or separate terminal racemes or spikes. ♂ fls: perianth reduced, of 1–2 segments; petals 0; anthers few to numerous; filaments free. ♀ fls: perianth reduced, in 2–3 segments; petals 0; ovary 2–3-celled, with 1 ovule in each cell; styles 2–3, undivided. Fr. fleshy, indehiscent or dehiscent.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Homalanthus A.Juss.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)1
Exotic: Fully Naturalised1
Total2
 Bibliography
Jussieu, A.H.L. de 1824: De Euphorbiacearum Generibus Medicisque earumdem viribus tentamen. Didot junioris, Paris.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
Sykes, W. R. 1969: Homalanthus in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 7: 302–307.