Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

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

An indigenous large shrub or small tree grows on rock outcrops in the dry zone at low elevations. 

Rather common endemic woody epiphyte shrub of  Southern montane moss forests.

An endemic erect small herb. Rather common in the montane zone.

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

Rather rare endemic herb of montane zone.

Rather common endemic herb of montane forests.

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

Rather rare endemic shrub or small tree of wet lowland forests. 

Rather common endemic herb of montane forests. 

An endemic much-branched shrub occurs in grasslands, open places and disturbed grounds along roadsides in both wet and dry lowlands and...

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

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

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

Common native shrub occurs along roadsides, river banks, disturbed places and thickets in wet and montane zones. Flowering throughout the...

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

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

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

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

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