Gray Nicker plant is a Perennial deciduous flowering plant native to Sri Lanka, India and China. The plant is a vine grows on other trees or bush like a shrub. It is rarely found on woodland or border of large forest in wet zone and dry zone in Sri Lanka. Gray Nicker fruits are important herbs in Ayurveda medicine and was used as jewelries by ancient.
| Common Classification | |
|---|---|
| Common Names | Yellow Nickers, Nickar Nuts, Gray Nicker |
| Scientific Name | Caesalpinia bonduc |
| Sinhala Name | Kumburu |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Family | Leguminosae |
| Genus | Caesalpinia |
| Species | C. bonduc |
| Synonym | Caesalpinia bonducella, Guilandina gemina, Caesalpinia cristata |
| Ecology | |
| Category | Herb-Wild |
| Growth Habit | Vine |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Origin | Indigenous |
| Status | Threatened |
| Property | |
| Culinary / Edible | No |
| Use as Herb | Yes |
| Other Use | n/a |
| Poisoned / Toxin | No |
| Identification | |
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