Euphorbiaceae

Willow-leaved water croton

Homonoia riparia Lour.

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Homonoia

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Common names

By language (7)

Burmese: ရေမြဲပင်
Chinese: 水杨梅, 水楊梅, 水杨柳, 水柳, 水柳仔, 水柳子, 水椎木
English: Willow-leaved water croton
lzh: 水楊梅
Malayalam: ആറ്റുവഞ്ചി
shn: တူၼ်ႈမႆႉၶႆႉမူၼ်ႇ
Thai: ไคร้น้ำ, ตะไคร้น้ำ

Synonyms

Adelia neriifolia B.Heyne ex Roth
Croton salicifolius Geiseler
Haematospermum neriifolium (B.Heyne ex Roth) Wall. ex Voigt
Haematospermum salicinum Baill.
Lumanaja juviatilis Blanco
Ricinus salicinus Hassk.
Spathiostemon salicinus Hassk.
Spathiostemon salicinus var. angustifolius Miq.

Flowers

In flower: February to April (from 31 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.