Sherni / Willow-Leaved Water Croton
Homonoia riparia
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- December-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Homonoia riparia
- Genus
- Homonoia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Along river and stream banks
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Distribution
- India, Southeast Asia, China, Formosa, New Guinea, Moluccas, Sunda Islands, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Maharashtra, Kerala, Assam, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-May
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- शेरनी Sherni, Sherni
- Tamil
- காட்டலரி kattalari, Kattalari
- Telugu
- అడవి గన్నేరు Adavi ganneru, Adavi ganneru
- Kannada
- ಹೊಳೆ ನಗೆ hole nage, ನೀರುಕಣಿಗಲು Niru kanigalu, Niru kanigalu
- Malayalam
- neervanchi, puzhavanchi, Neervanchi
- Marathi
- रान कणेर raan kaner, शेरणी sherni, Raan kaner
- Sanskrit
- Kshudrapashanabheda
- Odia
- Thotthori
About Sherni
Willow-Leaved Water Croton (Homonoia riparia) is a shrub belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in along river and stream banks. It occurs across India, Southeast Asia, China, Formosa, New Guinea, Moluccas, Sunda Islands, Malaysia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during December-May. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Sherni belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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