Botanical Name - Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.


Group:

1 Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) - I - Dicotyledons

Family:

Goodeniaceae

Genus:

Scaevola

Common sinhala name:

Takkada, තක්කඩ

Habit:

Large shrub - near sea shore

Origin:

Native

National conservation status:

VU-Vulnerable

Legal status:

Not protected

Similar species:

All vernacular names:

Polkichcha (S)

Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.

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