Romanoa (plant)

Romanoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:	Acalyphoideae
Tribe:	Plukenetieae
Subtribe:	Plukenetiinae
Genus:	Romanoa, conserved name 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.

The genus name Romanoa is also used for a fungus.