Willow-leaved water croton
Homonoia riparia[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Homonoia
Species:
H. riparia
Binomial name
Homonoia riparia
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. [3]

Homonoia riparia, the willow-leaved water croton,[2] 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.[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. ^ a b Kumar, B. (2020). "Homonoia riparia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T176888A175308493. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T176888A175308493.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Homonoia riparia Lour. — the Plant List".
  4. ^ "Homonoia riparia - EUPHORBIACEAE".

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