Homonoia riparia is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.
Distribution It is a mangrove species that is native to the Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, South-Central and Southeast China, Himalaya, Hainan, India, Indonesia, Java, Laos, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Guinea, the Nicobar Islands, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. It is grows 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
External links Asianplant.net: Homonoia riparia
Yaoxue Xuebao (ISSN:0513-4870) is a monthly peer-reviewed scopus-indexed journal from 1960, from 1962 to 1966, from 1979 to Present.