Homonoia riparia

Willow-leaved water croton
Homonoia riparia[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Acalypheae
Subtribe: Lasiococcinae
Genus: Homonoia
Species: H. riparia
Binomial name
Homonoia riparia
Lour.
Synonyms
  • Adelia neriifolia B.Heyne ex Roth
  • Croton salicifolius Geiseler
  • Haematospermum neriifolium (B.Heyne ex Roth) Wall. ex Voigt
  • Haematospermum salicinum (Hassk.) Baill.
  • Lumanaja juviatilis Blanco
  • Ricinus salicinus Hassk.
  • Spathiostemon salicinus (Hassk.) Hassk.
  • Spathiostemon salicinus var. angustifolius Miq. [2]

The willow-leaved water croton,[3] (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.[4]

Description

Common names

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

References

  1. ↑ 1880 illustration from Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) - Flora de Filipinas
  2. ↑ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-100133
  3. ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/176888/0
  4. ↑ http://www.biotik.org/india/species/h/homoripa/homoripa_en.html

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