Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

An indigenous herb in open , sandy grounds mainly near the shore in both dry and wet lowlands. Flowering from January to July. Flower Size: ...

An indigenous annual vine rare in sandy places, especially near the coast of the northern dry zone. Flower Size: About 1.3 cm across.

 An indigenous herbaceous scrambler of open sandy vegetations, usually near the coast including salt flats but not on dunes.  Flower Size : ...

 An indigenous herb very common in paddy fields and borders of ponds in the wet lowlands and of the wet hill country up to 550 m elevations....

 An indigenous terrestrial herb of wet grasslands, shallow soil overlaying rocks, stream sides and damp open vegetations from sea level to 2...

An indigenous  small herb of moist places near paddy fields, swamps, ditches, shallow pools and wet  patanas.  Common in lowlands and someti...

 An indigenous slender herb common in exposed, damp, grassy places, usually among rocky outcrops in the northern, western and eastern parts ...

An indigenous herb of damp grassy places close to water sources, ponds or paddy fields in both dry and wet zones. Rather rare and flowering ...

  An indigenous herb fairly common along roadsides and open country among short grass in the dry zone and in open grassy slopes of the wet l...

 An indigenous large shrub or small tree common mainly in the dry zone forests and scrublands. Leaves yields a yellow dye. 

An indigenous large herb widely cultivated. Wild specimens rare. The seeds provide the cardamom of commerce.  

 An introduce small tree native to Central America . Introduced in to Sri Lanka in the late 18th Centaury. Cultivated for its seeds which u...

An indigenous tree common in dry deciduous forests and secondary forests of the moist regions.

 An introduced shrub or tree native to West Indies . Introduced in 1814 and cultivated occasionally in home gardens as an ornamental plant.

An indigenous tree common in scrub lands of the dry zone. 

 An introduced liana native to Southern China, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Pakistan and Myanmar .  Cultivated in home gardens. 

 An indigenous much-branched climbing shrub rather common in montane zone. Flowering in April.  

 An indigenous common tree of primary and secondary wet evergreen forests from 30 to 900 m elevations, often by river banks.

 An indigenous annual herb rare in shaded, moist places in lower montane zone from 915 to 1220 m elevations. Flowering in April.  

 An indigenous herb fairly common in wet patanas, along borders of marshy lands and slopes of tea plantations close to water courses of the...