Homonoia riparia
| Willow-leaved water croton | |
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| Homonoia riparia[1] | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Homonoia |
| Species: | H. riparia
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| Binomial name | |
| Homonoia riparia | |
| Synonyms[3][4] | |
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Homonoia riparia is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.[3][5]
Distribution
It is a mangrove species that is native to the Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, South-Central and Southeast China, Himalaya, Hainan, India, Indonesia, Java, Laos, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Guinea, the Nicobar Islands, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.[3] It is grows in wet soil near river banks and flooded plains.[6]
Description
- 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
- 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 nước, Rì rì, Rù rì.
References
- ^ 1880 illustration from Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) - Flora de Filipinas
- ^ de Kok, R. (2024). "Homonoia riparia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T176888A203232591. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T176888A203232591.en. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Homonoia riparia Lour". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "Homonoia riparia Lour. — the Plant List".
- ^ "Homonoia riparia Lour". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "Homonoia riparia - EUPHORBIACEAE".
Further reading
- Yang, SM; Liu, XK; Qing, C; Wu, DG; Zhu, DY (2007). "Chemical constituents from the roots of Homonoia riparia". Yao Xue Xue Bao. 42 (3): 292–6. PMID 17520829.
External links
- Asianplant.net: Homonoia riparia
- Park, Seonju; Nhiem, Nguyen Xuan; Van Kiem, Phan; Ban, Ninh Khac; Kim, Nanyoung; Kim, Seung Hyun (2014). "A new flavonoid glycoside from the leaves of Homonoia riparia". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 57: 155–158. doi:10.1016/j.bse.2014.08.006.
- Yaoxue Xuebao (ISSN:0513-4870) is a monthly peer-reviewed scopus-indexed journal from 1960, from 1962 to 1966, from 1979 to Present.