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King's-Mantle - Nil Mal

King's-Mantle or Sinhalese called "Nil Mal" is a introduced plant to Sri Lanka from Africa. It was formerly cultivated as a ornamental plant and has now become naturalized throughout most of wet zone in low country. About 1 meter tall none climbing habit small woody shrub commonly found in road side ways and land borders and flowers are often used as a offering flower for temple
Flowers of King's-Mantle
Common Classification
Common NamesKing's-Mantle
Scientific NameThunbergia erecta
Sinhala NameNil Mal
Scientific Classification
FamilyAcanthaceae
GenusThunbergia.
SpeciesT. erecta
SynonymMeyenia erecta 
Ecology
CategoryOrnamental
Growth HabitSmall-Shrub
DurationPerennial
OriginIntroduced
StatusNatural
Property
Culinary / EdibleNo
Use as HerbNo
Other Usen/a
Poisoned / ToxinYes
Identification
Leaves of Blue King's-Mantle
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