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Homonoia riparia

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Acalypheae

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Acalyphoideae

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Lasiococcinae

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Homonoia, Ehretia aquatica, Ehretioideae, Leptogenys, Glochidion

The Willow-Leaved Water Croton, (Homonoia riparia), a mangrove species, belongs to the genus Excoecaria of the family Euphorbiaceae. The plant is widely distributed through South Asian and South East Asian countries such as Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. It is grown in wet soil near river banks and flooded plains.

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Description

Homonoia riparia Homonoia riparia EUPHORBIACEAE

  • Bark - brownish
  • Leaves - simple, and alternate
  • Flowers - wind pollinated monoecious flowers and bracts sub-ovate
  • Height - 1–3-metre-tall evergreen shrub
  • Ecology - A rheophyte
  • Uses - medicine
  • Common Names

    The names are according to Asian Plant.net and Indian Flowers

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  • Borneo - Bongai tidong, Parang-parang
  • Burma - Kyauk(a)naga, Momaka, Nyin ye bin.
  • Cambodia - Rey tuck.
  • China - Shui liu, shui yeung mui.
  • English - Willow-Leaved Water Croton.
  • India
  • Hindi - Sherni (शेरनी)
  • Marathi - Raan kaner (रान कणेर)
  • Tamil - Kattalari (காட்டலரி)
  • Malayalam - Neervanchi, Puzhavanchi
  • Telugu - Adavi ganneru (అడవి గన్నేరు)
  • Kannada - Hole nage, Niru kanigalu (ಹೊಳೆ ನಗೆ)
  • Sanskrit - Kshudrapashanabheda (क्षुद्रपाषाणभेद)
  • Java - Kajoe soebah, Keding djati, Soebah/Sobah,
  • Laos - Kek khay.
  • Philippines - Agooi, Agoioi, Agukuk,
  • Thailand - K(l)ai nam , Klai hin, Mai kerai, (Ta)kri nam.
  • Sri Lanka - Omi (ඕමි), Werawala (වැරවල)
  • Sumatra - Sangka, Sangkir
  • Vietnam - Cây rù rì nuóc, Rì rì, Rù rì.

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    References

    Homonoia riparia Wikipedia