Botanical Name - Cassipourea ceylanica (Gardner) Alston


Group:

1 Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) - I - Dicotyledons

Family:

Rhizophoraceae

Genus:

Cassipourea

Common sinhala name:

Kos Daththa

Habit:

Large shrub

Origin:

Native

National conservation status:

LC-Least Concern

Legal status:

Not protected

Similar species:

All vernacular names:

Pana, Kahakota, Gal Guliya (Sinhala), Kannu (Tamil)

Cassipourea ceylanica (Gardner) Alston

Contributors for Images:

Sameera Nammuniarachchi (ID-FSL) George van der Poorten (ID-GvP & JdV) Sanjeewa Rupasinghe (ID-JdV)

Weihea zeylanica (Gardner) Bail.


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