Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

 An indigenous herb of wet zone and lower hill country. Rather rare.

An introduced large aquatic herb native to the  Madagascar . Cultivated at the Peradeniya Botanical garden .

Native herb of tropical America . Introduced as an ornamental and cultivated in gardens. Possibly also naturalized in shaded places.  Flo...

Widely cultivated ornamental pot plant native to Colombia and Ecuador . 

An introduced large herb probably with Southeast Asian origin. Now pan-tropically cultivated and also escaped and naturalized in open we...

Globally critically endangered plant naturally found only  in  two locations, namely Bukidnon and Misamis Occidental ( Mindanao   Islan...

Very common indigenous climber with roots that attach to tree trunks and rocks. Found in the wet and intermediate lowlands and lower hill...

An endemic large herb locally common along streams, rivers and rivulets from lowlands to mid hills.  

An introduced ornamental  climber native to the Solomon islands . Cultivated and also escaped and naturalized in the lowlands to hill cou...

Native plant of Central America . Introduced as an ornamental and now naturalized from lowlands to about 1000 m elevations. Also often gr...

Native herb of South America . Introduced as an ornamental foliage and escaped and naturalized in the lowland open disturbed areas, espec...

An endemic semi-aquatic herb occurs in small streams and wet places in the wet zone rain forests. 

An introduced large herb native to tropical South America . Cultivated as an ornamental foliage plant and also naturalized in wet places ...

Rather rare indigenous herb found in shady places in the hill country. The "flower" is hooded with the green spathe protecting ...

A native herb grows in marshy places in moist low lands. It is also cultivated since inside of stems and tender leaves are used in currie...

Common native floating herb found in low country tanks, ponds and rice fields. Occasionally found also in brackish water ponds.