Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

An indigenous herb rather common in lowlands. Often cultivated. Flowering more or less throughout the year. 

Native tall herb rather common in wet places, river and stream banks, edges of ponds and tanks, etc of the lowlands and in the mid countr...

An introduced large herb native to Southern Africa . Cultivated in the montane region as an ornamental and for cut-flowers.

Common indigenous tall herb occurs in the moist lowlands. Common on the sandy seacoast, open areas and in coconut plantations. Also culti...

Native to Andes of Columbia and Peru . Cultivated in low and mid country home gardens as an ornamental plant. Flowering from March to M...

Native plant of tropical America . It is cultivated in home gardens as an ornamental plant from lowlands to mid hills. Also occurred as an...

Herb native to Mexico , Cuba and Jamaica. I ntroduced as an ornamental plant and naturalized mainly in the hill country.