තෙලකීරිය/Blind-your-eye Tree (Excoecaria agallocha)

 An indigenous shrub or tree of tidal forests (Mangroves) along  the coast and estuaries. 

මා එඬරු (Mallotus resinosus)

An indigenous shrub or small tree common in both wet and dry rainforests up to 700 m elevations. 

රබර්/Para Rubber(Hevea brasiliensis)

 
Native tree of South America, introduced to Sri Lanka in 1876 by the British colonial rulers. Since then widely cultivated in plantations for the the milky latex extracted from the tree. Which is the primary source of natural rubber. 

කැන්ද/පත් කැන්ද[Kenda/Pat kenda] (Macaranga peltata)

An indigenous small tree of secondary forests and roadsides up to 750 m elevations.

Acalypha paniculata [Syn: Acalypha racemosa]

An indigenous undershrub or woody herb occurs as a roadside weed from sea level to about 950 m elevations.

A - Female flowers
B - Male Flowers
C - Female flower Close up
D - Male Flowers - Close up
E- fruit

Micrococca oligandra

An indigenous shrub of hill country forests of the moist regions from 600 to 1500 m elevations. 

බූ කැන්ද[Bu Kenda] (Mallotus tetracoccus)

Very common native tree occurs in forests and secondary woodlands up to 1100 m a.s.l.

වැල් කහඹිලියා [Wel kahabiliya]/Indian Stinging Nettle (Tragia involucrata)

An indigenous perennial twining herb with stinging hairs. A weed of cultivation and waste grounds.  

මොළබෑ/බුලු හුලු කැප්පෙටියා/[Molabe/Bulu Hulu Keppetiya](Mallotus rhamnifolius)

Common native shrub or small tree of scrublands, open hillsides and dry and wet forests from sea level to about 1000 m a.s.l. 

ගිණිහිරිය[Ginihiriya] (Breynia quadrangularis [Syn: Sauropus quadrangularis])

An indigenous shrub of dry and intermediate zones.

* Sauropus rigidus Thw. which was considered as a rare endemic species is now treated as a synonym of Sauropus quadrangularis (Willd.) Muell. Arg.

ජයපාල[Jayapala] (Croton klotzschianus [As Croton officinalis])

An indigenous shrub or small tree occurs in hot dry open areas, forest borders and hill sides from sea level to 500 m a.s.l. 

මඤ්ඤොක්කා[Manyokka]/Manioc/Cassava (Manihot esculenta)

Native shrub of tropical America with long unbranched stem. Introduced by Portuguese during their reign of maritime provinces of the Sri Lanka.* Now widely cultivated in home gardens and plantations for its edible tuberous roots. Young leaves are also edible. Flowers can be seen only on large neglected plants.

* Tagus to Taprobane, Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya, 2001

එළ දදකිරිය[Ela dada kiriya] (Euphorbia indica)

Native annual herb grows in open grasslands, roadsides and cultivation up to about 1500 m a.s.l.

ගස්-කැප්පෙටියා[Gas-Keppetiya] (Croton aromaticus [Syn: Croton laccifer])

Native shrub or small tree grows in forests and bordering areas up to about 800m elevations in both dry and wet regions. Leaves use to control soil-borne pests in paddy fields and betel-vine plantations. Lac use in traditional lacquer works is a secretions of a certain scale-insect species (Tachardia lacca) living on the tender branches of this tree sucking juice of them. Roots, bark and leaves use in traditional medicine.

හැඩවක[Hadawaka](Chaetocarpus castanicarpus )

An indigenous tree occurs in both primary and secondary rain forests from sea level to about 500 m elevations in wet and intermediate zones.

වැලිවැන්න[Welivanna] (Tritaxis glabella [Syn: Dimorphocalyx glabellus])

Common small tree or shrub occurs in forests and forest borders, mainly in the dry areas of the low to mid country.

Mallotus fuscescens

An endemic tree occurs in wet zone forests up to about 500 m elevations.

රත් පිටවක්කා[Rat Pitawakka]/Creeping Sebastiana (Microstachys chamaelea [Syn: Sebastiania chamaelea]

Rather common native annual herb occurs in open grasslands, cultivation, etc. Flowering in October, May and probably in other months as well.

ගඟ වැරැල්ල [Ganga Werella](Phyllanthus myrtifolius)

An endemic shrub occurs along watercourses in forests from 300 to 600 m altitudes. Also planted in home gardens as an ornamental hedge plant.

Suregada lanceolata

An indigenous shrub occurs along river and stream sides in lowland primary and secondary forests up to 800 m a.s.l.

* Suregada angustifolia (Müll.Arg.) Airy Shaw is a synonym of Suregada lanceolata