Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

An indigenous erect herb or undershrub. Locally rather common in open places of the montane region from 1300 to 2000 m elevations. Flowering...

An indigenous herb with branching stems, occurs in open sunny places such as among bushes in tea plantations and roadsides from mid hills...

Rather common native herb occurs on sandy and clayey moist soil in the dry zone. Flowering from October to April.

An introduced herb native to the South America . Introduced to Sri Lanka as an ornamental, prior to 1882. Escaped and naturalized in the...

Native herb of South America. Introduced   to Sri Lanka by the Botanic garden before 1879 and naturalized in disturbed places and cultiv...

An indigenous herb common on disturbed grounds and shady places from lowlands to mid-hills. 

A small tree native to Malayan region. Introduced and widely cultivated in low to mid elevation home gardens. Flowering throughout the ...

Very common introduced herb found all over the island in cultivated grounds, wastelands, roadsides etc.. Native plant of European Mediterra...

Introduced plant from its native tropical and subtropical America to Sri Lanka and now naturalized in moist shady places, usually along...