බට දඹ/දිය දඹ/කොබෝ මල් (Syzygium nervosum [Syn: Cleistocalyx operculatus, Syzygium operculatum])

An indigenous tree locally common, especially in ravines and along river banks of wet and intermediate  zone forests up to 800 (-1300) m elevations.

වල් ජම්බු/ජම්බු (Syzygium amphoraecarpus)

An endemic medium-sized tree common in Southwestern Sri Lanka including the Knuckles from sea level to about 1500 m altitudes in wet and intermediate zones. 

ජෑම් පේර[Jam pera]/Strawberry guava/Purple guava/Chinese guava/Calcutta guava (Psidium cattleyanum)

An introduced small tree or shrub cultivated in the hill country. Native to the American tropics.  

Eugenia sp.

 An Eugenia species with almost sessile flowers. A shrub probably endemic to the Sri Lanka (or indigenous). An addition to the flora of Sri Lanka, first recorded in Vlas de J., 2019 from Knuckles range. 

Vlas de J., 2019 - Illustrated field guide to the flowers of Sri Lanka Volume 3

තැඹිලිය [Tembiliya](Eugenia roxburghii [Syn: Eugenia bracteata])

 

An indigenous shrub or small tree of forests and scrub lands in the dry and intermediate zones especially near the coast. Often abundant in the secondary vegetation including fire-climax savanna. Occasionally also occurs in the coastal areas of the wet zone. 

Syzygium oliganthum

An endemic small tree common along the length of Peak Wilderness Sanctuary and Ambagamuwa from 1500 to 2000 m elevations. 

පේර[Pera]/Guava (Psidium guajava)

An introduced small tree or shrub widely cultivated in home gardens for its edible fruits. Native to tropical America.

Syzygium spathulatum

An endemic small tree common in primary and secondary forests and degraded grasslands from 700-1500 m elevations in the hills bordering the drier eastern margins of the wet and intermediate zones. Fruit edible. 

Syzygium sclerophyllum

  An endemic canopy tree, locally common in the montane forests above 2000 m a.s.l. in the main mountain massif. 

මාදන්/මහ දන්[Madan/Mahadan]/Black Plum/Java Plum/Jamuna Tree/Indian Blackberry/Jambola (Syzygium cumini)

Native large shrub or tree common in the dry zone, especially along margin of streams and tanks. Also grows in northern sand dunes, where it plays a major part in anchoring the sands and stabilizing dune ridges. Flowering from May to August. Timber used in construction and fruit edible.  Bark and fruits are used in the traditional medicine.

යකුල් මරන්[Yakul maran] (Syzygium zeylanicum)

Small native tree locally common in the dry and intermediate zones and the rocky summits at the margins of the main massif. Also occurs locally in coastal plains of the wet zone. 

දං/හීන් දං [Dan/Heen dan] (Syzygium caryophyllatum)

 Native shrub or shrubby tree common in the secondary forests and open sandy areas of wet lowlands and margins of the intermediate zone. Fruits edible. Flowering from February to May.

කරාබු නැටි[Karabu nati]Clove (Syzygium aromaticum)

An introduced tree native to the Moluccas. Cultivated in intermediate to wet zone home gardens. Buds including the calyx tube are the cloves of commerce, a spice. Also use in traditional medicine. Widely cultivated in the intermediate zone north of Kandy.

සුදු කොතල[Sudu Kotala]/Wild guava (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa)

Large shrub or small tree grows in open places of the hill country above 1500m a.s.l. Indigenous,  Also distributed in India, Southeast Asia and Australia.