* 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.