Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

An indigenous shrub or small tree of medium to low elevation open forests of wet to intermediate zones, open places along watercourses and r...

  An endemic or indigenous subshrub occurs above 900 m elevations in the Knuckles range . Rather similar to the  Phyllanthus baillonianus  ...

An indigenous perennial herb rare in montane forests from 1000 to 2000 m or higher. 

An indigenous shrub or small tree of montane forests above 1000 m elevation. * Glochidion pachycarpum Alston  and Glochidion pycnocarpum (Mu...

 An indigenous perennial herb or sub shrub of montane rain forests above 1000 m elevations, often in disturbed areas. Flower size - About 4 ...

 An introduced small shrub native to the Philippines, Borneo,  Java and the Lesser Sunda islands . Cultivated in home gardens

Very common native shrub occurs along roadsides, rivers and disturbed vegetation up to about 1000 m elevations.

An endemic shrub or small tree of primary and secondary montane forests from medium to higher altitudes up to about 1500 m a.s.l.

An indigenous subshrub or shrub occurs in montane rain forests above 1000 m a.s.l.

Common native tree of rocky forested areas on hillsides, stream sides & riverbanks up to 1500. Fruits edible.

An endemic shrub or small tree of wet primary and secondary forests and open hill side scrublands of medium altitudes.

An indigenous shrub of dry and intermediate zones. * Sauropus rigidus Thw. which was considered as a rare endemic species is now treate...

Native herb of grassy areas and roadsides of the low country.

Rather common native herb grows along roadsides, waste grounds and such places in all climatic zones from sea level to about 1000 m a.s.l.

Native subshrub occurs in montane rain forests up to about 1500 m elevations. 

A tree of monsoon forests, savannah and dry patanas . Also widely cultivated in gardens. Native or introduced to Sri Lanka in the ancien...

An indigenous prostrating herb of sandy saline areas near sea, inland sandy areas near tanks and tidal flat margins.

An endemic shrub occurs along watercourses in forests from 300 to 600 m altitudes. Also planted in home gardens as an ornamental hedge ...

Native herb grows in open areas of both wet and dry zone from sea level to about 1500 m elevations.

Common indigenous shrub or small tree occurs in secondary vegetation from sea level to 1000 m altitude. Bark, roots, stem, leaves and fru...