Botanical Name - Coscinium fenestratum (Gaertn.) Colebr.


Group:

1 Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) - I - Dicotyledons

Family:

Menispermaceae

Genus:

Coscinium

Common sinhala name:

Weniwelgeta, Bang-wela, Weni-wel, වෙනිවැල්, වෙනි වැල් ගැට, බාන් වැල් ගැට

Habit:

Woody Climber (Liana)

Origin:

Native

National conservation status:

LC-Least Concern

Legal status:

Protected species

Similar species:

All vernacular names:

Darvi / Daruharidra (Sanskrit), Maram manjal / Manjakodi (Tamil), Tree turmeric / Flase calumba

Coscinium fenestratum (Gaertn.) Colebr.

Contributors for Images:

Sajith Gajanayake (ID-SG), Lasitha Prageeth (ID-LP), Kosala Gunawardana (ID-KG), Sanjeewa Rupasinghe (ID-SR)- IDA 100%



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