Homalanthus A.Juss.
Monoecious shrubs or small trees; sap milky. Lvs stipulate, alternate, entire. ♂ and ♀ fls in the same or separate terminal racemes or spikes. ♂ fls: perianth reduced, of 1-2 segments; petals 0; anthers few to numerous; filaments free. ♀ fls: perianth reduced, in 2-3 segments; petals 0; ovary 2-3-celled, with 1 ovule in each cell; styles 2-3, undivided. Fr. fleshy, indehiscent or dehiscent.
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♂ fls in clusters of (1)-3-4 along raceme; ♀ fls with 2 styles and 2-celled ovary
35 spp., tropical Asia, Australia, subtropical Pacific. Native sp. 1, naturalised 1.
The generic name is spelt Omalanthus in many Australian Floras.
