Homonoia riparia Lour.
MS094 : Homonoia riparia Lour.
| Plant Category | : | Shrubs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 467 |
| Synonym | : | 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.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Jangli - Kaner, Willow-Leaved Water Croton • Hindi: Sherni • Marathi: raan kaner, sherni • Tamil: kattalari • Malayalam: neervanchi, puzhavanchi • Telugu: Adavi ganneru • Kannada: hole nage, Niru kanigalu • Oriya: thotthori • Assamese: Hil-kadam, Tuipui-sulhla • Khasi: Jalangmynrei • Sanskrit: Jalavetasa, Kshudrapashanabheda |
| Plant Family | : | Euphorbiaceae |
| Description | : | Large shrubs; branchlets pubescent, reddish. Leaves spiral, closely packed, to 18 x 2 cm, linear-oblong, acute at either ends, penninerved, covered with yellow scales below and pubescent along nerves; petiole 1 cm long, tomentose; stipule filiform. Flowers dioecious in axillary 10-15 cm long racemes. Male flowers 3 mm across, sepals 2-5, glabrous, ciliate along the margins, yellowish red; stamens many, free. Female flowers sessile, densely packed; bracts ovate; sepals 2 mm long, lanceolate, ciliate; ovary densely hairy; styles 3, spreading, linear. Capsule 5 mm across, globose, hairy. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | In Sipna river bed |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | A root decoction acts as an emetic. A decoction of the leaves is used against itches. The stems and leaves are applied as a purgative. The leaves were used to blacken teeth and to fix loose ones. The pounded leaves and sometimes fruits are applied as a poultice against skin diseases. A decoction of the leaves and fruits is similarly effective. Stem and leaves are used as a medicine to depurate the skin of diseases. An infusion of the wood is used against malaria and scabies. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: aleuritolic acid; 3-acetoxy-aleuritolic acid; taraxerone; taraxerol; methyl 3-acetoxy-12-oleanen-28-oate; 3-acetoxy-12-oleanen-28-ol; ursolic acid; lupenol; 3beta-acetoxy-lupenol; cleomiscosin A; chrysophanol; gallic acid; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2): Ursolic Acid; Gallic Acid; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | Not Common, Red List Category - Least Concern |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Willow_Leaved%20Water%20Croton.html
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/13207
- http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Homonoia+riparia
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17520829 |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Equisetopsida |
| Subclass | : |
| Order | : Malpighiales |
| Family | : Euphorbiaceae - Spurge family |
| Genus | : Homonoia |
| Species | : Homonoia riparia Lour. |