Homalanthus nutans

Homalanthus nutans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Homalanthus
Species:
H. nutans
Binomial name
Homalanthus nutans
Synonyms[2]
  • Carumbium moerenhoutianum Müll.Arg.
  • Carumbium nutans (G.Forst.) Müll.Arg.
  • Carumbium pedicellatum (Benth.) Miq.
  • Croton nutans G.Forst.
  • Homalanthus gracilis H.St.John
  • Homalanthus moerenhoutianus (Müll.Arg.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Drake
  • Homalanthus pedicellatus Benth.
  • Homalanthus populifolius
  • Seborium nutans (G.Forst.) Raf.
  • Stillingia nutans (G.Forst.) Geiseler

Homalanthus nutans, known locally as the mamala tree, is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. In Australia it is known as the bleeding heart and the Queensland poplar.[3]

Samoan healers use the tree's bark in a concoction made to treat hepatitis. Research has indicated that a chemical from the bark called prostratin has in vitro activity against HIV.[4]

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Homalanthus nutans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T135882796A135882798. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T135882796A135882798.en. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Kew was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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