An indigenous rather rare terrestrial herb grows under the shade of trees in the montane forests up to about 1829 m elevations.
An endemic shrub or small tree of upper montane shrubberies.
An endemic shrub or small tree of upper montane shrubberies. Often in open and secondary areas.
An endemic woody-stemmed climber ascending tree trunks in the wet zone and hill country forests up to about 1500 m elevations.
Common weed of roadsides and in the mortar of bridges and road embankments in the lower montane zone. Flowering from January to June and probably…
An utmost rare endemic herb of western lowland forests.
An indigenous tree common in dry deciduous forests.
An endemic tree distributed in wet evergreen lowland forests. Sometimes also cultivated. Latex of this tree is an excellent gamboge which used locally for paintings…
An introduced trailing or climbing tall annual herb widely cultivated in all climatic zones. The wild ancestor of this species is native to South America.
An indigenous small tree of evergreen montane forests, including secondary forests from 1000 to 2400 m elevations. Flower Size – About 3mm across
An endemic shrub or small tree grows in open secondary vegetations, forests edges and rocky areas on mountain tops up to about 2150 m elevations.
An indigenous small tree grows in forests above 1500 m elevations.
An endemic liana rather common in forest edges and clearings in the lower montane zone. Flowering all the year round.
An indigenous undershrub of mid country moist places. Flowering from January to April.
An introduced ornamental shrub native to South America. Cultivated in home gardens.
An Eugenia species with almost sessile flowers. A shrub probably endemic to the Sri Lanka (or indigenous). An addition to the flora of Sri Lanka, first…
An endemic herb grows on gravelly soil of rocky places and of patanas in the dry intermediate zone towards the central hills and in…
Rathe rare endemic herb of moist mid country. Flowering from March to July and November. It was considered as a Critically endangered (Possibly extinct) species…
An indigenous deciduous shrub of dry zone scrub lands.
An endemic shrubby herb grows under shade in busy localities in sub montane and moist mid country. Often grows on embankments bordering disturbed submontane forests.…
Large native terrestrial herb, rather rare in the shade, on decaying leaves and soil on rocks in the intermediate and dry zones.
An indigenous herb of the dry zone. Flowers produced before, or with developing leaves from the base of a new leaf shoot. One flower…
An indigenous large tree with spreading branches, grows in both wet and dry zones up to about 650 m elevations. Flowering from May to August.
An indigenous shrub or small tree of forests and scrub lands in the dry and intermediate zones especially near the coast. Often abundant in…
An introduced sub-erect or twining herb with uncertain origin . Cultivated since long. Naturalized in the moister areas than Vigna radiata to that this species…
An introduced shrub with country of origin unknown. Also found in tropical East Africa. Widely cultivated as a hedge plant in the upper midlands…
An introduced shrub native to China, Philippines and Malaysia. Often planted along tea plantations and near houses in the hill country.
A large herb common by streams in moist areas up to 1800 m…
An indigenous annual herb of open grassy places in the dry zone and the wet hill country from 500 to 1500 m elevations. Flowering from…
An introduced common herb native to South and East Asia. Cultivated, escaped and naturalized along roadsides in the low country.