Romanoa tamnoides

Romanoa tamnoides is a species of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Romanoa, first described in 1824.^[3][4][5] It is native to Brazil and Paraguay.^[1][6][7]

Varieties^[1]

• Romanoa tamnoides var. sinuata (Ule) Radcl.-Sm. - Bahia
• Romanoa tamnoides var. tamnoides - Paraguay, SE Brazil (Minas Gerais, Goiás, Rio de Janeiro)

Romanoa tamnoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Plukenetieae
Subtribe:	Plukenetiinae
Genus:	Romanoa Trevis.
Species:	R. tamnoides
Binomial name
Romanoa tamnoides (A. Juss.) Radcl.-Sm.
Synonyms[1][2]
Anabaena A.Juss. 1824, rejected name, not Bory ex Bornet & Flahault 1888 (cyanobacterium)[2] Anabaena tamnoides A. Juss. Anabaenella Pax & K.Hoffm. 1919 Anabaenella tamnoides (A. Juss.) Pax & K. Hoffm. Sajorium tamnoides (A.Juss.) Baill. Plukenetia tamnoides (A.Juss.) Müll.Arg. Plukenetia sinuata Ule Anabaenella tamnoides var. sinuata (Ule) Pax & K.Hoffm Croton scandens Vell. Plukenetia occidentalis Leandro ex Baill.

The genus name Romanoa is also used for a fungus.