Fontainea is a genus constituting part of the plant family Euphorbiaceae.

[1][2][3][4] The nine currently known species grow naturally in Queensland (Qld) and New South Wales (NSW) Australia (6 spp.

In 1870 in a European medical science doctoral thesis Édouard Marie Heckel first named this genus in honour of his supervisor Constant Aristide Fontaine (1818–1900), professor of chemistry and toxicology at Toulon, France.

or from Hylandia dockrillii has potential cancer-fighting properties in current research and recently published studies.

The experimental drug shows promising early results in pre-clinical trials in animal models.