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 giganteus Zollinger & Moritzi (1845: 584) Ecology: found as pioneer species in Casuarina forest, Podocarpus-Eugenia forest, montane forests, thickets, grassy areas, along ravines, on riverbanks; in sand, loam, marl; elevation: 350–2,400 m ( Esser 1997 ). Distribution: E Java , Lesser Sunda Islands ( Esser 1997 ). Specimens examined: Timor Leste: Viqueque , [Mundo Perdido, Mont, 8°43’16” S , 126°19’56” E ], 23 December 1953 , van Steenis, C. G. G. J. 18287 (BM [BM000050044], L [L.2240350]). Red List Assessment: Not Assessed.