Homonoia riparia
Homonoia riparia, the willow-leaved water croton, 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.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 and
- Borneo - Bongai tidong, Parang-parang
- Burma - Kyauknaga, Momaka, Nyin ye bin.
- Cambodia - Rey tuck.
- China - Shui liu, shui yeung mui.
- English - Willow-Leaved Water Croton.
- India
- *Hindi - Sherni
- *Marathi - Raan kaner
- *Tamil - Kattalari
- *Malayalam - Neervanchi, Puzhavanchi
- *Telugu - Adavi ganneru
- *Kannada - Hole nage, Niru kanigalu
- *Sanskrit - Kshudrapashanabheda
- Java - Kajoe soebah, Keding djati, Soebah/Sobah,
- Laos - Kek khay.
- Philippines - Agooi, Agoioi, Agukuk,
- Thailand - Kai nam, Klai hin, Mai kerai, kri nam.
- Sri Lanka - Omi, Werawala
- Sumatra - Sangka, Sangkir
- Vietnam - Cây rù rì nước, Rì rì, Rù rì.
