• Source: Homonoia riparia

Homonoia riparia, the willow-leaved water croton, a mangrove species, belongs to 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 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



http://wwwuser.gwdg.de/~hlaatsc/181_Homonoia.pdf




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.

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