Checklist of the Timorese Euphorbiaceae and related families Author Simão, Inês F. 0000-0001-6548-8535 Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810 - 193 Aveiro, Portugal ines.simao@ua.pt Author Silveira, Paulo C. 0000-0002-9253-5381 Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810 - 193 Aveiro, Portugal & CESAM-Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810 - 193 Aveiro, Portugal psilveira@ua.pt Author Wajer, Jacek 0000-0002-2329-9186 Science Department, Algae, Fungi and Plants Division, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, UK j.wajer@nhm.ac.uk Author Schuiteman, André 0000-0001-6701-8158 Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, TW 9 3 AB, United Kingdom a.schuiteman@kew.org Author Welzen, Peter Van 0000-0002-5072-431X Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P. O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands; Institute of Biology Leiden, University of Leiden, P. O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands peter.vanwelzen@naturalis.nl text Phytotaxa 2024 2024-07-30 661 2 123 149 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.661.2.1 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.661.2.1 1179-3163 * Homalanthus novoguineensis (Warb.) Schumann (1900: 407) Ecology: found in secondary growth of e.g. Castanopsis -oak forest, on plains and slopes, a landslide coloniser, in mossy forest with Myrtaceae , Papuacedrus , and Podocarpaceae , old garden sites, Eucalyptus savanna, ladang along shallow river, on riverbanks and by streams, forest edge along sago swamps, in low-lying and mostly water-logged fallows; grows on old coral limestone, well-drained volcanic soil, dark marshy soil, rocky alluvium, poorly drained consolidated alluvium, clayey soil on limestone, alluvial sandy clay; elevation: 10–2,300 m ( Esser 1997 ). Distribution: Lesser Sunda Islands , Moluccas , New Guinea , N and NW Australia , Solomon Islands ( Esser 1997 ). Specimens examined: Indonesia ( Timor Barat ): South Central Timor , [Kapan, 9°44’05” S , 124°16’26” E ], 10 March 1939 , Bloembergen, S. 3420 ( L [ L .2224601]) ; [ Nikiniki , 9°48’49” S , 124°28’35” E ], { Oepetu }, 28 February 1966 , Kooy, C. W. 389 ( L [ L .2224604]) ; [ Soe , 9°51’39” S , 124°16’58” E ], 20 March 1929 , Walsh, M.E. 173 ( BM [ BM000050045 ], L [ L .2224602]) ; Timor ---1882, Forbes, H. O. 3650 ( BM [ BM000019976 ], L [ L .2224603]) ; Timor Leste: Díli , [Manucoco, Foho, 8°16’10” S , 125°34’27” E ], 13 May 2015 , Cowie, I.D. & Santana F. 13770 ( L [ L .3978107]) ; Viqueque , [Ossu, 8°44’16” S , 126°22’23” E ], 10 May 1970 , Metzner, J. 152 ( L [ L .2224605]) . Red List Assessment: Least Concern.