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Showing posts with label Moraceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Moraceae. Show all posts
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කොස්[Kos]/Jak(Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Common introduced tree with unknown origin (Possibly South India). Widely cultivated (And also naturalized) due to its edible fruits which ripe mainly during March-April months of the year. Wood used in construction industry and to make furniture. Leaves - fodder. Two forms occurs in Sri Lanka
1) වරකා[Waraka] - Has firm pulp in the ripe fruits.
2) වැල [Wala] - Soft pulp in the ripe fruits.
1) වරකා[Waraka] - Has firm pulp in the ripe fruits.
2) වැල [Wala] - Soft pulp in the ripe fruits.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Thursday, October 25, 2012
බෝ[Bo]/Peepal/Sacred Bo (Ficus religiosa)
An introduced tree from Himalayan forests of
India to Sri Lanka . Bo is the tree it is said that under which the
Lord Buddha attained the enlightenment. A sprig of that same tree was brought to Sri Lanka in the year 288 B.C. and still survives at
the Mahamevna garden of Anuradhapura – the ancient capital of Sri Lanka – and which is known as the oldest
historical tree. In Sri Lanka it is commonly cultivated at temples,
parks, along roads etc.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
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