Showing posts with label Melastomataceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Melastomataceae. Show all posts

Thursday, June 29, 2023

Monday, December 28, 2020

Monday, March 2, 2020

Friday, February 28, 2020

Osbeckia rubicunda

Rather common native shrub of grasslands, forests, forest edges and roadsides of the montane zone.

Friday, December 21, 2018

Pearl Flower (Heterocentron subtriplinervium)

An introduced small shrub native to Mexico. Cultivated as a ornamental plant but a potential invader. 

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Saturday, March 18, 2017

බෝවිටියා/හීන් බෝවිටියා [Bowitiya, Heen Bowitiya](Osbeckia octandra)

An endemic much-branched shrub occurs in grasslands, open places and disturbed grounds along roadsides in both wet and dry lowlands and sometimes also in high elevations in the montane zone. Leaves and roots are used in medicine. 

Monday, March 6, 2017

බෝවිටියා[Bowitiya] (Osbeckia aspera)


A much -branched native shrub occurs in grasslands, open forests and among rocks in dry and lower montane zones. 

Monday, September 12, 2016

බෝවිටියා[Bovitiya] (Osbeckia walkeri)

Rather rare endemic shrub occurs in grasslands, open places in forests and forest edges of the montane zone.

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Memecylon rivulare









An endemic small shrub, rather common along stream and river banks in the wet lowland forests.

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

බෝවිටියා/කටකළුවා/මහා බෝවිටියා[Bovitiya/Katakaluwa/Maha bovitiya]Malabar blackmouth(Melastoma malabathricum)

Common native shrub occurs along roadsides, river banks, disturbed places and thickets in wet and montane zones. Flowering throughout the year. The pulp inside the fruit is edible and it stains black. Hence the vernacular name Katakaluwa (Meaning 'Black mouth')

*Unlike this aberrant specimen of 6 petal flower with 12 stamens, usually Melastoma malabathricum flower is pentamerous and it has 10 stamens (5 long and 5 shorter). 

Monday, November 16, 2015

Sonerila rhombifolia

Rather rare endemic erect herb occurs in Southwestern wet lowland forests. Sonerila rhombifolia grows sympatrically with the Sonerila silvatica.

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Heterotis rotundifolia

Native plant of tropical West Africa. Probably escaped from cultivation and naturalized in the wet lowland areas. 

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Sonerila silvatica

Locally common endemic erect herb occurs in southwestern wet lowland forests. Sonerila silvatica grows sympatrically with the Sonerila rhombifolia.

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Kendrickia walkeri

An indigenous sometime epiphytic climber climbing often high on the tree trunks and branches of forest trees. Rather common in the montane zone. 

Monday, January 5, 2015

Osbeckia lanata

An endemic shrub locally common in grasslands, open forests and forest edges in the montane region

Saturday, January 18, 2014

බෝවිටියා [Bowitiya] (Osbeckia parvifolia)

An indigenous prostrate to ascending herb common in grasslands, open areas, among rocks and along roads in montane zone. Flowering throughout the year.