Biodiversity of Sri Lanka: Tiliaceae

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Friday, October 28, 2022

An endemic tree locally very common in the dry monsoon forests.

Flower Size: 1.2 cm across

Common native herb grows as a weed along roadsides and other ruderal areas.

An indigenous shrub or small tree grows in lower montane forests of the intermediate zone.

Common native shrub grows in forests, scrub lands and grasslands in the dry zone. Flexible Branches of this shrub were used to make bows by Veddhas.

An indigenous erect or prostrate herb. Common weed in the dry zone.

Common indigenous road side weed in mid and up country.

An indigenous large shrub or small tree found in woodlands, patanas and hill slopes from lowlands to lower montane zones.

An indigenous shrub common in secondary forest and scrublands.

An indigenous herb common in grasslands and roadsides of dry and arid zones.

Small tree native to

Jamaica

. Introduced and cultivate in home gardens, and also naturalized along forest edges. Fruit edible. Flowering and fruiting occurs throughout the year.