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With that name I was under the impression that it was a native plant. We used to have a plant in our garden but the flowers had a deep yellow shade in the lip proly to attract insects. Wonder if it is a subspecies of sorts....
ReplyDeleteIt is not unusual of having Sinhalese names for exotic plants. Best example is Gandapaana (http://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com/2010/08/ganda-panarata-hinguru-lantana-camara.html) which was introduced during 19th centuary. There may be varieties of this with characteristics you mentined above though I am yet to see one.Meanwhile I got to know by a comment in facebook 'Flora of Ceylon' group made by a group member Asanga TikiriBandara Wijetunga to the above link which I shared there, describing that there are purple and white varieties of this flower and sometime pink variety too (Probably a hybrid between purple and white according to him). Actualy above Sinhala name also leant from him which I was not aware and was not found in any source I referred and I updated my post later on.
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