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Homalanthus novoguineensis
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Homalanthus novoguineensis

Homalanthus novoguineensis

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is generally considered to be poisonous[1]. The sap of the plant is very harmful to the eye[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
GrowthFast

A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seeds are required. A fast-growing species[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Homalanthus+novoguineensis>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea — World Health Organisation · 2009 · ISBN 978-92-9061-249-0 ↩︎Traditional medicinal uses of 126 species from Papua New Guinea, including information on modern research into the plants.
  2. [2]Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants — http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html ↩︎An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
  3. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎