Botanical Name - Ticanto crista (L.) R.Clark & Gagnon


Group:

1 Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) - I - Dicotyledons

Family:

Fabaceae

Genus:

Ticanto

Common sinhala name:

Diya-wavul-atiya, දිය වවුල්ඇටිය

Habit:

Woody Climber

Origin:

Native

National conservation status:

EN- Endangered

Legal status:

Protected species

Similar species:

All vernacular names:

Kakachika / Karanja (Sanskrit), Avil / Gajji (Tamil), Wood gossip caesalpinia, Gray nickers, Nickar / Fever nut

Ticanto crista (L.) R.Clark & Gagnon

Contributors for Images:

Sajith Gajanayake (ID-SG), FlowerSL (ID-PMR)- IDA 100%

Caesalpinia crista L., Caesalpinia nuga (L.) Ait.f.


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