Showing posts with label Oleaceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oleaceae. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Tetrapilus polygamus [Syn: Olea polygama]

 
An indigenous small tree of evergreen montane forests, including secondary forests from 1000 to 2400 m elevations.


Flower Size - About 3mm across

Monday, September 10, 2018

බොර[Bora](Ligustrum robustum)

An indigenous shrub or small tree in secondary montane forests of wet and intermediate low montane regions from 450 to 2000 m a.s.l. Often found near streams. 

Thursday, October 13, 2016

සේපාලිකා[Sepalika]/Coral jasmine/Sorrowful nyctanthes/Tree of sadness/Tree of sorrow(Nyctanthes arbor-tristis)

An introduced straggling shrub or small tree widely cultivated in home gardens. Native to India, Thailand and Indonesia. Flowers opening at night and casting of at sunrise. Flowering occurs mainly from August to November, but also in other months.

Saturday, January 16, 2016

ගෙරටිය/ගෙරි ඇට [Geratiya/Geri ata] (Chionanthus zeylanicus)

Native shrub or small tree grows mainly in the dry and intermediate zone mixed and evergreen forests as well as the scrub jungles. Uncommon in the wet zone. Often occurs on sandy areas and among rocks from sea level to about 650 m a.s.l.

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

වල් පිච්ච[Wal Pichcha]/Wild Jasmine (Jasminum angustifolium)

An indigenous woody twiner or straggling shrub common in scrub lands and forest margins in the dry lowlands from sea level to about 1500 m a.s.l. Often found near streams. Climbing over bushes and small trees

Saturday, July 18, 2015