This native tree is commonly known as bleeding heart.
Homalanthus populifolius is described as a "dicot" in the Euphorbiaceae family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern. Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in Queensland Herbarium Wildlife Online.
Reported at 10 Fraser Coast localities: Bauple, Bauple Forest, Dundowran Beach, K'gari, River Heads, St Mary, Takura, Teddington, Tuan Forest, Walligan.
Fraser Coast distribution based on unverified field reports.
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