Homonoia riparia

Willow-leaved water croton

Homonoia riparia
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 2.3)
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.

The willow-leaved water croton, (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.

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