Homalanthus nutans

Homalanthus nutans
Scientific 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
  • 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.

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.

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