Showing posts with label Fabaceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fabaceae. Show all posts

Saturday, April 15, 2023

වල් කොල්ලු (Cajanus scarabaeoides [Syn: Atylosia scarabaeoides])

 An indigenous twining vine common in lowlands of both wet and dry zones. Flowering probably throughout the year, though most reports are from November to March. 

Sunday, August 30, 2020

බූ මෑ/මුං/උළුඳු/[Bu Me/Mun/Ulundu]Black gram (Vigna mungo)

 
An introduced sub-erect or twining herb with uncertain origin . Cultivated since long. Naturalized in the moister areas than Vigna radiata to that this species is closely related. Some authors even considered V. mungo as a variety of V. radiata.

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Crotalaria walkeri

An indigenous woody herb common in the montane zone especially at higher elevations. 

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Shamrock pea (Parochetus communis)

An indigenous, creeping or sometime twining herb rather common in damp or wet soil among other low plants at higher hills of Central and Uva provinces.

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Black Wattle (Acacia mearnsii)

An introduced tree native to Australia. Planted in some locations in the higher hills. An invasive tree in some other countries where this tree has been introduced (Vlas J. & Vlas J., 2014). Dasanayaka M.D & Fosberg F.R, 1980. recorded it from Pattipola. Few trees can be still observed along the road from Pattipola to Ohiya via Horton Plains National Park. Will it be a threat to the native and rare endemic plants of the Horton Plains National Park sooner or later?

Dasanayaka M.D & Fosberg F.R, 1980, A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon Volume 1
Vlas J. & Vlas J., 2014, Illustrated field guide to the flowers of Sri Lanka, Volume 2

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Friday, June 7, 2019

Small hop clover/Least hop clover (Trifolium dubium)

An introduced herb native to Europe, Asia minor and Northern Asia. Naturalized along roadsides and open places among grasses in the higher hills of Central and Uva provinces.

Flower - 4mm long in heads of 5 - 7 mm
Leaflets- 5 - 10 mm long

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

මහ වල් කොල්ලු (Rhynchosia minima)

 An indigenous prostrating or trailing small vine occurs in the low country. Common in the dry zone and occasionally found also in the wet zone. Flowering all the year round. 


Saturday, January 26, 2019

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Silverleaf Desmodium (Desmodium uncinatum [Syn: Desmodium intortum])

An introduced herb native to the tropical America. Common and naturalized along southeastern hill country roadsides. Probably introduced as a ground cover.

Monday, December 31, 2018

කුකුල් කටු/ගිනි අන්දර[Kukul Katu/Gini Andara]/Cockspur Thorn (Vachellia eburnea [Syn: Acacia eburnea])

Large or small bush or small tree common in the dry areas, especially near the coast. Native plant of India, Arabian peninsula and Afghanistan and introduced to Sri Lanka. (As per Vlas J. & J. de, 2014 but probably a Native of Sri Lanka)  

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Thursday, September 20, 2018

මුං/මුං ඇට/බූ මෑ[Mun/Mun eta/Bu me]/Green gram/Jerusalem pea/Mung bean/(Vigna radiata)

An erect or climbing herb. Cultivated crop of ancient uncertain origin. Also naturalized in the dry areas. Pods eaten raw or cooked. Whole or split seeds used in soup and other preparations.