Romanoa tamnoides

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
	Anabaena A.Juss. 1824, rejected name, not Bory ex Bornet & Flahault 1888 (cyanobacterium) 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.;

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. It is native to Brazil and Paraguay.

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

The genus name Romanoa is also used for a fungus.