Botanical Name / Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees

Genus: Andrographis
Group: 1 Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) - I - Dicotyledons Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Andrographis
Common sinhala name
Heen Binkohomba
Habit
Annual Herb
Origin
Native
Conservation status
CR- Critically Endangered
Legal status
Not protected
Similar species
All vernacular names
Kiratha,
Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees
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Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees
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Ruwani Perera (ID-RP) FlowerSL (ID-PMR) Jacob de Vlas (ID-JdV) Chalitha Madhuwantha (ID-CM)- IDA 100%
Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees

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