Graham, R. (1827), List of rare plants which have flowered in the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, during the last three months; with a description of several new species. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal 3: 175 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "This plant is native of New Holland, from whence we received it by the kindness of Mr Fraser in 1824. It sprung from seeds ..."

Macarthur, W. & Moore, C. (1855), Catalogue des collections de bois indigenes des differents districts de cette colonie: 7 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1861), Sixth Systematic Index of the Plants indigenous to the Colony of Victoria. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 17 [secondary reference]

Müller Argoviensis, J. in Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) (1866), Euphorbiaceae (p.p.). Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 15(2): 1144 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Carumbium populneum (Geiseler) Müll.Arg. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 21, 141 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (10 March 1884), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 1: 5 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Homalanthus leschenaultianus A.Juss. legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 60 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 480 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1927), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 890-891 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Carumbium sieberi Müll.Arg. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carumbium platyneuron Müll.Arg. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Carumbium populifolium Reinw. legitimate by Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 150 misapplication: Carumbium populifolium Reinw. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (June 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(75): 77 misapplication: Carumbium populifolium Reinw. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (1889), Useful Native Plants of Australia: 395

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 215 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M. (1971), A key to the common rainforest trees between Townsville and Cooktown, based on leaf and bark features: 33, Code 167 [secondary reference]

common name: Native Bleeding Heart [n/a]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 267 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 214 [secondary reference]

common name: Native Bleeding Heart [n/a]

Airy Shaw, H.K. (November 1980), A partial synopsis of the Euphorbiaceae - Platylobeae of Australia (excluding Phyllanthus, Euphorbia and Calycopeplus). Kew Bulletin 35(3): 642 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Carumbium sieberi Müll.Arg. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carumbium platyneuron Müll.Arg. legitimate

Hyland, B.P.M. (1982), A revised card key to rainforest trees of North Queensland: 35, 118, 142, Code 167 [secondary reference]

common name: Native Bleeding Heart [n/a]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 423 [secondary reference]

common name: Native Bleeding Heart [n/a] common name: Native Poplar [n/a]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 107 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Homalanthus novo-guineensis (Warb.) Lauterb. & K.Schum. legitimate

Floyd, A.G. (1989), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia: 151 (fig.) [secondary reference]

common name: Native Bleeding Heart [n/a] common name: Native Poplar [n/a]

James, T.A. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Violaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 421 [secondary reference]

common name: Native Poplar [n/a] common name: Bleeding Heart [n/a]

Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]

common name: Native Poplar [n/a] common name: Native Bleedingheart [n/a]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 233 [secondary reference]

misapplication: Homalanthus leschenaultianus A.Juss. legitimate by Jussieu, A.H.L. de (1824), De Euphorbiacearum Generibus medisque earumdem viribus tentamen: 50, t. 16 misapplication: Carumbium populifolium Reinw. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (June 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(75): 77 common name: Dog Wood (Lord Howe) [n/a] common name: Kava Tree (Norfolk Is.) [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 304 [secondary reference]

Esser, H.J. (1997), A revision of Omalanthus (Euphorbiaceae) in Malesia. Blumea 42(2): 450, map 8 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 292 [secondary reference]

common name: Bleeding Heart [n/a]

James, T.A. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 421 [secondary reference]

common name: Native Poplar [n/a] common name: Bleeding Heart [n/a]

Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Homalanthus nutans (G.Forst.) Guill. legitimate by Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 423

de Lange, P.J., Gardner, R.O., Sykes, W.R., Crowcroft, G.M., Cameron, E.K., Stalker, F., Christian, M.L. & Braggins, J.E. (2005), Vascular flora of Norfolk Island: some additions and taxonomic notes. New Zealand Journal of Botany 43: 563, 587, 594 [secondary reference]

Kodela, P.G. (13 November 2006), Pollen morphology of some rainforest taxa occurring in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Telopea 11(3): 356, 379, Fig. 5b [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Omalanthus populifolius Graham orth. var.

Floyd, A.G. (2008), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia Edn. 2: 151 (fig.)-152 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Omalanthus populifolius Graham orth. var. common name: Native Bleeding Heart [n/a] common name: Native Poplar [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Omalanthus populifolius Graham orth. var. orthographic variant: Omalanthus populifolia Macarthur & C.Moore orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Carumbium sieberi Müll.Arg. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carumbium platyneuron Müll.Arg. legitimate misapplication: Carumbium populifolium Reinw. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (June 1875), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 9(75): 77 misapplication: Homalanthus leschenaultianus A.Juss. legitimate by Hemsley, W.B. (1896), The Flora of Lord Howe Island. Annals of Botany 10(2): 251 misapplication: Homalanthus leschenaultianus A.Juss. legitimate by Maiden, J.H. (1898), Observations on the vegetation of Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23(2): 134 misapplication: Homalanthus nutans (G.Forst.) Guill. legitimate by Forster, P.I. (18 September 1994), Omalanthus nutans (Euphorbiaceae), the correct name for the 'Native Bleeding Heart' or 'Native Poplar' of Australia. Telopea 6(1): 169

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, LHI, NI (naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised)

Keighery, G.J. & Mitchell, A.A. (8 March 2022), The correct name for the weedy Homalanthus (Euphorbiaceae) in Western Australia. Nuytsia 33: 35-37 [secondary reference]

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (21 March 2023), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2022. Nuytsia 34: 3 [secondary reference]

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