Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

An endemic epiphyte on branches of trees in sub montane to montane wet evergreen forests up to 2150 m elevations.  Flower Size: 4mm across a...

An indigenous epiphyte rather rare usually on trees by streams in grasslands in Uva and Eastern provinces. 

 An introduced liana native to South America . Cultivated for fermented pods which contains vanilla of commerce. The flowers need to be poll...

  An indigenous epiphyte common on trees or rocks in wet evergreen forests, extending to montane forests from 457 to 1524 m elevations. 

An endemic epiphyte rare on trees of mid country to montane forests above 762 m elevations. 

 An indigenous terrestrial  tiny herb occurs under shade of trees along pathways and hill cuttings in the montane forests from 900 to 2100 m...

Rather rare native terrestrial herb in the shade of trees in montane forests up to about 2134 m elevations. 

An indigenous rather rare terrestrial herb grows under the shade of trees in the montane forests up to about 1829 m elevations.   

  Large native terrestrial herb, rather rare in the shade, on decaying leaves and soil on rocks in the intermediate and dry zones. 

Rather common native epiphyte grows on trees of montane forests above 1800 m elevations. 

An endemic tufted epiphyte on trunks of trees and on rocks in mid country to sub montane forests from 610 to 1829 m elevations.

Rather rare native tufted epiphyte found on trees in the sub-montane or mid-country tropical wet evergreen forests at about 1981 m a.s.l.

Rather common native epiphyte on trunks of trees in the submontane and montane forests from 1000 to 2150 m altitudes. 

Rather common native terrestrial herb grows under the shade of trees in sub montane and montane zones. 

Rather common native terrestrial orchid species found among grass and other weeds on the slopes and hill cuttings in the submontane zone ...

Rather rare indigenous terrestrial herb grows in the shade of trees in dry mixed evergreen forests and mid-country jungles up to 915 m ...

Very common indigenous tufted epiphyte on trees above 1000 m a.s.l in sub montane tropical wet evergreen forests extending to the subtrop...

Probably a native plant of Brazil . Widely cultivated in pots or hanging containers in home gardens throughout the island. Flowering occ...

An indigenous terrestrial herb grows in wet patana-grasslands in the hill country. Flowering throughout the year.

Rather common indigenous terrestrial herb grows among grass in wet patana lands above 1200 m elevation. Flowering from September to April.