Homonoia riparia

Willow-leaved water croton
	Homonoia riparia
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Euphorbiaceae
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. ;

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.

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