Xylopia nigricans
| Xylopia nigricans | |
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| Xylopia nigricans fruit in Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Xylopia |
| Species: | X. nigricans |
| Binomial name | |
| Xylopia nigricans | |
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Xylopia nigricans is a species of flowering plant in the Annonaceae family. It is a tree endemic to Sri Lanka. It is known as heen kenda (හීන් කෙන්ද) in Sinhala. It is native to lowland rain forest. It is widely used as a medicinal plant in Sri Lanka.[2]
References
- ↑ Verspagen, N.; Erkens, R.H.J.; Hills, R. (2024). "Xylopia nigricans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T190897A180652838. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T190897A180652838.en. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ayurvedic Plants of Sri Lanka: Plants Details".