Botanical Name / Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn.

Group: 1 Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) - I - Dicotyledons Family: Fabaceae Genus: Dichrostachys

Common sinhala name

Andara, Katu andara, Gini andara, අන්දර

Habit

Large shrub

Origin

Native

Conservation status

LC- Least Concern

Legal status

Not protected

Similar species

All vernacular names

Vellantara / Bahuvaraka (Sanskrit), Vindattai / Anatter (Tamil), Sickle bush, Chinese lntern tree

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Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn.

Contributors for Images

Chamila Ranamuka (ID-CR), Sanjeewa Rupasinghe (ID-SR)- IDA 100%,Jacob de Vlas (ID-JdV)

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