Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

An indigenous herb rather common mainly in the montane zone up to 1700 m a.s.l. Also found in the intermediate and dry zones. Early rec...

An endemic herb found on rocks along and in small forest streams of the southwestern wet zone up to foothills of the Ratnapura distric...

Introduced perennial ornamental plant widely cultivated in home gardens.  

An introduced ornamental perennial. Cultivated mostly in the hill country home gardens.  

An indigenous herb occurs in crevices of damp rocks in the montane forests between Kandy and Dolosbage . Flowering February and from  Jul...

Rather common endemic herb occurs in rocky areas in and along shaded stream beds of  undisturbed montane forests of the wet and intermedi...

An endemic perennial herb occurs from moist low country to southwestern lower hills and western hill country forests up to about 1000m a....

Low-growing herb native to the  South America . Introduced as an ornamental plant and cultivated in Sri Lankan home gardens, often in sh...

An i ndigenous herb found in moist  montane forests of hill country. Usually along streams and forest paths.