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Black Bat Flower - Yaka Mal

Black bat flower or Yaka Mal with dark purple or black flower is a flowering plant that  native to Sri Lanka Inadia and several other Asian countries. Mostly cultivated on Home gardens as a Ornamental and cannot be find naturally grown.
Black Bat flowers or Devil flowers Yaka Mal in Sinhalese
 Black Bat flowers or Devil flowers Yaka Mal in Sinhalese

Common Classification
Common NamesDevil flower, Black Bat Flower,Black cat flower
Sinhalese NameYaka Mal
CategoryOrnamental
Scientific Classification
Scientific NameTacca chantrieri
FamilyDioscoreaceae
GenusTaccaSpeciesT.chantrieri
SynonymSchizocapsa breviscapa, Clerodendrum esquirolii, Tacca macrantha
Ecology
Growth HabitShrub Status - NativeIndigenous
DurationPerennial Status (controlling)Endangered 
Propriety
Culinary / Edible NoOther usen/a
Use as HerbNoPoisoned / ToxinNo
Identification
Flowers
Black Bat flowers or Devil flowers Yaka Mal in SinhaleseLeaves or shrub of Devil flower - Tacca chantrieri
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