Homalanthus polyandrus

Homalanthus polyandrus
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Genus:	Homalanthus
Species:	H. polyandrus
Binomial name
Homalanthus polyandrus (Müll.Arg.) G.Nicholson [2]

Homalanthus polyandrus is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand.

Description

Homalanthus polyandrus is a slender tree or shrub, 3–7 m tall. Branches brittle. Leaves of younger plants are up to 30 cm in diameter; of adult plants 5–10 cm long. Racemes slender and erect, 10–20 cm long, Male flowers are numerous, about 2 mm in diameter. There are 1–5 female flowers at the base of the raceme, on quite long, slender pedicels. ^[3]

References

1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Homalanthus polyandrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T30494A9548070. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30494A9548070.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. "Homalanthus polyandrus (Müll.Arg.) G.Nicholson". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
3. Metcalf, L. J. (Lawrence James) (2011). The cultivation of New Zealand trees and shrubs (Rev. and updated ed.). Auckland, N.Z.: Raupo. ISBN   9780143565611. OCLC   753700257.