Sarcococca coriacea [Syn: Sarcococca brevifolia]

An indigenous shrub or small tree found in margins of mist forests and undergrowth of secondary montane forests from 2000 to 2500 m elevations. It is found only in the Horton Plains National Park (Nowhere else in the Sri Lanka) and the southern region of the Western Ghats of India

හාතාවාරිය[Hatawariya]/Satavar (Asparagus racemosus)

An indigenous rambling and scandent shrub common in the dry lowlands, mid-country and in the montaze zone. Flowering from February to June and November.

Crotalaria walkeri

An indigenous woody herb common in the montane zone especially at higher elevations. 

අඳුරු නිල් මැසිමාරා/අනු මැසිමාරා (Eumyias sordidus)

කඳුකරයේ වනාන්තර, ගෙවතු, වගා බිම් වල සහ කලාතුරකින් පහතරට ඇතැම් තෙත් ප්‍රදේශ වලද දැකිය හැකි මෙරටට ආවේනික පක්ෂියෙකි අඳුරු නිල් මැසිමාරා හෙවත් අනු මැසිමාරා. එබඳු ප්‍රදේශ වල සුලභව හමුවේ. බොහෝවිට අඳුරු ගස් අතු අතර සිටිමින් ඉගිලෙන කෘමීන් ගුවනේදී අල්වාගනී. ප්‍රධාන වශයෙන් කෘමීන් ගොදුරු කර ගත්තද කුඩා ගෙඩි වර්ගද අඳුරු නිල් මැසිමාරාගේ ආහාරයට ඇතුලත්ය. වසරේ මාර්තු, අප්‍රේල් මාස වල හා අගෝස්තු - සැප්තැම්බර් කාලයේ ගස් බෙනයක හෝ මාර්ගයක් අසබඩ කණ්ඩියක දියසෙවෙල්, මීවන මුල් සහ කෙඳි වර්ග උපයෝගි කරගනිමින් සාදන කූඩුවක බිත්තර 2 ක් හෝ කලාතුරකින් 3 ක් දමා අභිජනනයේ යෙදෙයි.
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ඇල්බැද්ද[Elbedda] (Meliosma simplicifolia pungens)

An indigenous tree common in hill forests from about 1600 m to about 2200 m elevations (Variety pungens). Variety simplicifolia grows from 300 to 900 m elevations in primary and secondary moist evergreen forests of central and southern provinces.

Sikkim Knotweed (Koenigia mollis [Syn: Polygonum molle])

An introduced shrub native to India and Nepal. Possibly escaped from cultivation and naturalized along roadsides in the montane region.

* Also considers as a native plant of Sri Lanka as well >> 

දෑකැති දෙමලිච්චා/ශ්‍රී ලංකා දෑ දෙමලිච්චා[Daekaeti Demalichcha/Sri Lanka Dae Demalichcha]/Sri Lanka Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus melanurus)

Sri Lanka Scimitar-babble is an uncommon endemic bird inhabiting forests and well wooded areas as well as the adjoining scrubs and home gardens throughout the country though rather rare in the dry lowlands. It lives as pairs or as family parties and often associates with feeding flocks consisting of other birds and travel through the forest in search of its insect prey in bark crevices, moss covered tree trunks, dead leaves etc. It breeds from March to May and again at the end of the year. The nest is a closed globular with a side entrance made out of grass blades, dead leaves, twigs and fibers, placed among dense herbage, ferns, etc. close to the ground or sometimes in a tree cavity or a deep fork. It lays two or three white eggs in it.

Two races occurs. Race melanurus peculiar to the low country wet zone and south-western hills while race horsfieldii found in dry lowlands and hills.

Acalypha paniculata [Syn: Acalypha racemosa]

An indigenous undershrub or woody herb occurs as a roadside weed from sea level to about 950 m elevations.

A - Female flowers
B - Male Flowers
C - Female flower Close up
D - Male Flowers - Close up
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Blumea zeylanica

An endemic tall herb of moist shady places at forest edges and roadsides above 1000 m a.s.l. Rather uncommon. Flowering throughout the year.

ගල් වෙරළු[Gal Veralu] (Elaeocarpus coriaceus)

An endemic shrub or small tree of the upper montane zone. Very common in and around Horton Plains National Park from 2220 to 2400 m a.s.l. But also grows as low as 1000 m a.s.l. Flowering from December to February. 

හුළංතලා/වල් තම්පලා[Hulantala/Wal tampala] (Gynura lycopersicifolia)

Common native herb of forest edges in moist places, generally above 5000 ft. Flowering throughout the year. 

Sonerila pumila

An endemic erect small herb. Rather common in the montane zone.

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. 

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.

Osbeckia rubicunda

Rather common native shrub of grasslands, forests, forest edges and roadsides of the montane zone.

බොරළු[Boralu] (Vaccinium symplocifolium [Syn: Vaccinium leschenaultii])

An indigenous much-branched large shrub or small tree. Rather common in montane forests. Flowering February-March and September. 

Cyanotis lanceolata [Syn: Cyanotis racemosa]

An indigenous herb grows in shade of forests, near streams and waterfalls, roadsides, banks and footpaths, mainly in high altitudes from (450-) 1100 to to 2400 m a.s.l. Flowering from September to November and January to April.

Actinodaphne elegans

An endemic tree of moist montane forests and Sinharaja. Rather uncommon.

Achyranthes bidentata

An uncommon native herb of shady places among grass in the lower montane zone. 

ගැට බදුල්ල [Geta Badulla]/]Marking-nut tree (Semecarpus nigroviridis)

An indigenous tree of moist low country, extending to the dry zone and montane zone up to about 1000 m. Flowering from February to April and fruiting from July to August.