Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

An introduced shrub native to Panama, Colombia and Venezuela . Cultivated as an ornamental in home gardens. 

An introduced herb or small shrub native to the South and tropical Africa . Cultivated, escaped and naturalized mainly in the hill countr...

Rather rare native huge woody twiner occurs in secondary forests in the wet zone up to about 800 elevations. Locally common. Flowering fr...

Common native shrub or twiner grows in deciduous scrub and forest edges of the dry zone.  Flowering from July to October. 

Locally common native treelet of disturbed and secondary mist forests and along edges of montane forests from 700 to 2200 m a.s.l.

An endemic liana rather rare in the hill country forests from 600 to 1500 m elevations. Flower size - Corolla tube 0.2 - 0.3 cm long and...

Common native woody twiner of scrub like secondary vegetation in dry lowlands up to about 1000 m elevations.

An introduced shrub or small tree native to the Mediterranean . Widely cultivated in gardens as an ornamental plant. Wild ancestors of th...

An introduced twining vine native to the Madagascar and neighboring islands. Cultivated in gardens as an ornamental. As per Trimen often ...

Native tree of Caribbean . Introduced and widely cultivated, often near Buddhist temples but also in home gardens and along roads. Flower...

Rather rare native twiner occurs in the drier part of the country, usually near tanks. Flowering throughout the year. Used as a remedy fo...

An indigenous sub - shrub  of secondary scrub lands and grassy places of the wet lowlands up to about 700 m elevations. Due to not observ...

Large introduced shrub native to the Brazil . Cultivated as an ornamental in gardens. 

An indigenous twining and struggling woody plant occurs in the drier parts of the island in deciduous secondary shrub.

Rather uncommon indigenous herb twining in hedges and fences of the dry zone. Flowering from November to March.

Rather rare indigenous twining plant growing mainly in the dry lowlands. Also cultivated in wet and intermediate zone home gardens. 

An indigenous twiner climbing in trees and shrubs, distributed in dry lowlands up to about 1000 m a.s.l. Flowering from March to April an...

Woody climber native to tropical America , West Indies and Florida . Cultivated widely in home gardens. Flowering probably throughout th...

Native shrub of tropical America. Introduced and cultivated for medicinal use. Escaped and also naturalized in shaded places in the low...

Native plant of Malay peninsula, Thailand, Indochina, Philippines, Borneo and Celebes . Introduced as a timber tree to Sri Lanka ( Na...