Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

 An ornamental unarmed climber native to Brazil . Widely cultivated and perhaps occasionally naturalized.

 An introduced ornamental shrub native to South America. Cultivated in home gardens. 

Very common native slender armed shrub occurs as a weed of roadsides, waste places and abandoned cultivated grounds from sea level to a...

Tall shrub or small tree. A hybrid between Brugmansia aurea and Brugmansia versicolor of the Andes . Introduced as an ornamental hedge. 

An introduced undershrub native to tropical America . Escaped and naturalized along moist shady roadsides of the hill country up to monta...

An introduced tall shrub or small tree native to the Southeastern Brazilian coastal rain forests. Widely cultivated in tea planting distr...

Common introduced shrub naturalized along roadsides and waste places especially in the wet zone up to about 1400m alt. Flowering throug...

An introduced and naturalized common weed in cultivation, roadsides, waste places, especially in the montane zone up to 2000 m a.s.l. Flo...

An introduced herb with uncertain origin. Often cultivated as the Brinjal to use its purple oblong fruit as a vegetable. Escaped and natu...

An introduced annual herb native to America . Occasional weed of low moist ground. Common near the  Negombo .

Domesticated species with possible South American origin. Widely cultivated in home gardens throughout the country. 

Native plant probably of  Mexico to Colombia. Now widely cultivated in plantations and home gardens. Occasionally escaped.

Native shrub of Mexico . Introduced and often cultivated in home gardens for its scent. Sometimes escaped and naturalized. Flowering in...

An introduced straggling herb native to Mexico. Cultivated as an ornamental plant and also naturalized in the hills, usually along forest...

A native plant of Argentina . Introduced and naturalized along roadsides and streams in the montane zone. Flowering throughout the year. 

An introduced woody climber native to Mexico , Peru and Venezuela . Cultivated in gardens due to its attractive very large flowers.

\ Native shrub of Peruvian Andes .  Escape of Hakgala botanical garden in 1926 and now naturalized along roadsides and forest edges in t...

An uncommon indigenous slender prickly scrambling shrub grows in northern dry lowlands. Flowering during the rainy season. The fruits are...