Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

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

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

  Native tree of  South America,  introduced to Sri Lanka in 1876   by the British colonial rulers. Since then widely cultivated in plantati...

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

An indigenous undershrub or woody herb occurs as a roadside weed from sea level to about 950 m elevations. A - Female flowers B - Mal...

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

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

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

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. 

An indigenous shrub of dry and intermediate zones. * Sauropus rigidus Thw. which was considered as a rare endemic species is now treate...

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. 

Native shrub of tropical  America  with long unbranched stem. Introduced by Portuguese during their reign of maritime provinces of the Sri ...

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

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 c...

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

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

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

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

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

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