Botanical name: Homalanthus populifolius    Family: Euphorbiaceae (Castor family)
Synonyms: Carumbium pallidum, Carumbium sieberi

Queensland Poplar is a small tree or shrub, up to 8 m tall and 15 cm in diameter. The trunk is cylindrical with greyish-brown bark, fairly smooth but with some bumps and irregularities. Branchlets appear thick, reddish or green. The leaves are triangular, not toothed and alternate, 5-15 cm long, and like those of a poplar. The leaves turn red with age, hence the common name of bleeding heart. Flowers racemes are yellow green to red, 2-10 cm long. The fruit is a two-lobed capsule with an oily yellow aril. The fruit is eaten by a variety of birds. Queensland Poplar is native to Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands, E. Australia, Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, cultivated elsewhere. Flowering: September-December.

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The flower labeled Queensland Poplar is ...