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Thursday, May 6, 2021

රැවුල් පුරුක් විල[Rewul Puruk Wila]/Giant Ambulia (Limnophila aquatica)

An indigenous herb common in marshy ponds, margins of tanks, flooded paddy fields in wet and dry lowlands. Flowering from March to December.

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

තෙලබු[Telabu]/(Sterculia foetida)

 An indigenous tree of woodlands, meadows, relicts in grasslands, water edges, bare rocky hillsides and outcrops with grassy pockets from lowlands to about 360  m elevations,  particularly in dry areas. 

Monday, May 3, 2021

ගොඩපර[Godapara] (Dillenia retusa)

An endemic tree grows in primary rain forests, on streams and river banks and occasionally in secondary forests of the wet zone from sea level to about 450 m a.s.l. Flowering throughout the year. Wood used to make furniture and in light construction. Fruit medicinal.