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Showing posts with label Endemic Flora. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Endemic Flora. Show all posts
Saturday, March 9, 2024
ගල් වෙරළු (Elaeocarpus glandulifer)
An endemic tree common in lower montane zone from 1000 to 2000 m elevations. Flowering from September to March and fruiting from June to December.
Friday, March 8, 2024
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Robiquetia virescens
An endemic epiphyte on branches of trees in sub montane to montane wet evergreen forests up to 2150 m elevations.
Flower Size: 4mm across and 1.2 cm long
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Ardisia gardneri
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Cyanotis ceylanica
An endemic decumbent perennial in shade or partial shade of forest floor and near streams from 750 to 1220 m elevations.
Sunday, August 27, 2023
වල් ජම්බු/ජම්බු (Syzygium amphoraecarpus)
An endemic medium-sized tree common in Southwestern Sri Lanka including the Knuckles from sea level to about 1500 m altitudes in wet and intermediate zones.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Emilia baldwinii
An endemic herb rather common along the shores on south and west coast, usually on sand. Rarely on rocks just behind the seashore.
Friday, October 28, 2022
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Phyllanthus sp.
An endemic or indigenous subshrub occurs above 900 m elevations in the Knuckles range. Rather similar to the Phyllanthus baillonianus but with cream-white flowers. Probably an addition to the flora of Sri Lanka, first recorded in Vlas de J., 2019 with only male flowers (Female flowers are also shown here).
Vlas de J., 2019 - Illustrated field guide to the flowers of Sri Lanka Volume 3
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Sunday, December 12, 2021
ගිනි හොට [Gini hota]/Tree fern (Alsophila walkerae [Syn: Cyathea walkerae])
An endemic tree fern of stream sides in primary and secondary lowland to montane forests and scrublands from 60 to 1525 m or more elevations.
Friday, December 10, 2021
Sarcococca zeylanica
An endemic shrub or small tree occurs along stream sides, clearings and roadsides in secondary forests from 700 to 1850 m elevations.
Monday, May 3, 2021
Friday, April 16, 2021
Eurya ceylanica
Monday, April 12, 2021
Impatiens thwaitesii
An endemic slender herb of shady damp banks and riverside rocks in the sub montane forests from 350 to 900 m elevations. Rather rare.
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Saturday, February 27, 2021
Monday, February 22, 2021
Sunday, January 3, 2021
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