Brazilian red-cloak plant is a ornamental plant introduced from South America to Sri Lanka ,can be found in home gardens widely in low country in Sri Lanka. It is small tree about 2 meters in height belong to genus Megaskepasma in Acanthaceae family and it is the only one species of the genus Megaskepasma.
| Common Classification | |
|---|---|
| Common Names | Brazilian red-cloak |
| Scientific Name | Megaskepasma erythrochlamys |
| Sinhala Name | Cloak |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Family | Acanthaceae |
| Genus | Megaskepasma erythrochlamys |
| Species | Megaskepasma erythrochlamys |
| Synonym | No |
| Ecology | |
| Category | Ornamental |
| Growth Habit | Small-Tree-Shrub |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Origin | Introduced |
| Status | Cultivate |
| Property | |
| Culinary / Edible | No |
| Use as Herb | No |
| Other Use | n/a |
| Poisoned / Toxin | No |
| Identification | |
 
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