Showing posts with label Rubiaceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rubiaceae. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Hedyotis dendroides

 An endemic shrub or small tree of upper montane shrubberies above about 1800 m elevations. Often in open and secondary areas.

Friday, December 11, 2020

කළු කුරටිය[Kalu kuratiya] (Psychotria gardneri)


An endemic shrub common in forests from 1000 to 2000 m elevations. Flowering from March to April and fruiting from August to September. 

Flower size - About 0.7 cm across

 

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Sunday, November 22, 2020

Hedyotis neolessertiana

 An endemic shrub or small tree of upper montane shrubberies. Often in open and secondary areas. 

Monday, November 16, 2020

Monday, October 26, 2020

Hedyotis trimenii

 An indigenous shrub or small tree grows in open secondary vegetations, forests edges and rocky areas on mountain tops up to about 2150 m elevations. 

Sunday, March 1, 2020

Psychotria zeylanica

An endemic shrub or small tree, very common in the moist forests of the Central hills, usually above 1500 m a.s.l. Flowering beginning during April-May and continuing into November-December. During October-November flowers and mature fruits can be seen simultaneously on some trees. 

Saturday, February 29, 2020

Psychotria nigra

An indigenous shrub or small tree of moist forests of Central and Southern provinces to about 1000 m a.s.l. (variety nigra) and elevations over 800 m a.s.l.(Variety  coronata), Flowering September, November.

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Ophiorrhiza rugosa

Native erect or procumbent herb occurs in primary and secondary  forests and damp places in the wet zone. 

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Ixora thwaitesii

An indigenous shrub or small tree of moist and intermediate zone forests from lowlands to hill country up to about 1000 (2000) m a.s.l

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Siamese white ixora (Ixora finlaysoniana)

An introduced ornamental shrub widely cultivated in wet and intermediate zone gardens. Native to the Thailand

Friday, May 19, 2017

Knoxia sumatrensis

An indigenous herb occurs as two varieties in the island.

  • Knoxia sumatrensis sumatrensis - Grows from lowlands to about 1300 m elevations
  • Knoxia sumatrensis hookeriana (Above picture) - Found in mountainous regions from 500 to 2200 m a.s.l. 

Monday, April 3, 2017

මහ රතඹලා[Maha Ratambala]/Torch Tree(Ixora pavetta)

Common native shrub or small tree distributed in dry deciduous forests of the low country and lower montane zones. Flowering from March to July.

Sunday, March 5, 2017

තරණ[Tarana]/(Tarenna asiatica)

Common native shrub or small tree occurs in dry scrub and open secondary vegetation of the low country. Flowering from February to April.