Ranwankatukarandu

• Common Name In Sri Lanka:

  Ranwankatukarandu

• Scientific Name:

  Barleria lupulina lindl.

• Other Names:

• Zone:

• Size of Tree:

  

  Small (< 5m)

• Status:

• Average Height:

  

  1.5 m

• Identification

  Shrub which is 1.5 m high. Leaves are linear-oblong and 3-9.5 x0.9-1.4 cm in size. Axillary spines are present. Spikes are erect. Corolla isyellow, and tube is 3 cm long.

• Habitat

  Along water courses, roadsides and in disturbed areas.

• Special Notes

  Leaves and roots- Medicinal

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