img

Homalanthus populifolius

Graham (1827)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Euphorbiaceae Genus: Homalanthus

bleeding heart, Queensland poplar

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves:

Flowers:

Fruit:

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Birds

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Edinburgh New Philos. J. 3: 175 (1827)

Other References

Oppenheimer 2004:11 (NEWNAT/EM, H [as Omalanthus populifolius], DESCR); McNeill et al. 2006 (conservation of genus spelling as Homalanthus [Appendix IIIE3])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Homalanthus populifolius East Maui, Makawao District, Pololei Place, Kokomo, Haiku Mesic forest on weathered basalt, under Eucalyptus tree. Associated vegetation: Eucalyptus spp., Livistona chinense, Pennisetum atropurpureum. Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 204041 Maui BISH 2002-04-04
2 Homalanthus populifolius East Maui, Makawao District, Maliko Gulch, E side, near Kaluanui Rd. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 50203 Maui BISH 2002-05-04
3 Homalanthus populifolius Koloa District. Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden. Acc. No. 840269002 Medicinal Area Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 3481 Kauai BISH 1989-07-25
4 Homalanthus populifolius Manuka NAR;, nature trail up to Kipuka Kilioe Metrosideros lowland mesic forest ca 25 - 30 m tall. W/ understory of Nestegis, Pisonia, Charpentiera, Psychotria hawaiiensis, Claoxylon, Myrsine lessertiana, Dodonaea viscosa, Alyxia oliviformis, Pipturus albidus, Antidesma platyphyllum & A. pulvinatum. Preserved_Specimen Wood, K.R. 13209 Hawaii BISH 2008-08-07
5 Homalanthus populifolius East Maui, Makawao District, Pololei Place, Kokomo, Haiku Mesic forest on weathered basalt, under Eucalyptus tree. Associated vegetation: Eucalyptus spp., Livistona chinense, Pennisetum atropurpureum. Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 204041 Maui BISH 2002-04-04
6 Homalanthus populifolius Manuka NAR Kau Rare in dry-mesic olopua/lama/ohia forest, in kipuka of 2000+- year old soil. Preserved_Specimen Stevens, F.L. 11 Hawaii BISH 1997-08-01
7 Homalanthus populifolius Manuka NAR, Olopua iki Kipuka mesic forest; Acacia koa, Metrosideros, Nestegis sandwicensis, Myrsine lanaiensis, Coprosma cymosa, Dodonaea viscosa, Pouteria sandwicensis, Claoxylon sandwicensis, Wikstroemia oahuensis, Cheirodendron trigynum, Psychotria marinianum, Pipturus albidus, Pittosporum, Psydrax odorata, Pisonia, Urera glabra, Psidium guajava, Passiflora Preserved_Specimen Perlman, S. 20512 Hawaii BISH 2007-07-11
8 Homalanthus populifolius Near Ginger Blossom Lane, Ocean View Estates, near Manuka State Park Mesic forest. Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 205021 Hawaii BISH 2002-05-02
9 Homalanthus populifolius East Maui, Makawao District, Maliko Gulch, E side, near Kaluanui Rd. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 50203 Maui BISH 2002-05-04
10 Homalanthus populifolius Honolulu: Foster Botanic Garden Preserved_Specimen Lau, J. 2992 Oahu BISH 1986-12-09
Back to Top