tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64636486079021504712024-03-05T05:49:44.180-08:00SL Flora | An Exploration of Flowers and plants in Sri LankaExplore Sri Lanka Natural Flowers and Plants - An explanations of the Sri Lanka flora with beautiful photos of garden flowers, herbs, weeds, and vegetables-trees, vines, and shrubs for plant identification.Sudhara Dhananjayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15250878992187081226noreply@blogger.comBlogger328125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-79287298411603156562025-01-03T02:40:00.000-08:002017-09-01T20:27:08.546-07:00Welcome To SL FLora<div id="section1">
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</div></article>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-88647275695325666362017-08-14T00:34:00.002-07:002017-08-14T00:34:41.418-07:00Kukul Kakul - Amherstia nobilis<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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“Kukul Kakul” in Sinhala commonly known as <strong>Queen of Flowering Trees</strong> it’s other namesake is “Pride of Burma”.This Flowering tree is a native of Burma. Scientific name is <strong><em>Amherstia nobilis</em></strong>. This Tree did not become widespread because it does not naturally produce seeds. <br /> This flowering tree new leaves dangle from the branches much like handkerchiefs.this tree grow up to 10m tall.this is a one of most beautiful flowering tree in world and it is a delicate and slow growing plant. You can found this tree in Henarathgoda Botanical Garden in gampaha,Sri lanka.</div>
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<td class="td2"><em>Amherstia nobilis</em></td>
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<td class="td2">Kukul Kakul</td>
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"Debidi pol”in sinhala, commonly known as the double coconut, sea coconut, coco de mer, or Lodoicea, Its scientific name, <em>Lodoicea maldivica</em>. It is a member of the Palm family and the only species of the Genus Monotypic.<br />
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This tree is a large Palm, It Normally grows 25–34 m (82–110 feet) tall. This palm has some of the longest leaves and the largest and heaviest seeds of any plant in the world. Leaves are fan shaped and 7-10m Length and 4m wide and are fringed at the edges. <br />
Flowers are separate male and female plants and male catkins up to 1m long and it produce pollon over the 10 years, one of the longest living in the world. It has the largest female flower of the palm family. The fruit is bilobed, flattened, it requires 6-7 years to mature and it has weight 15-30 kg, contains the largest seed in the world.<br />
The fruit is used in Ayurvedic medicine and also in traditional Chinese medicine. In food<br />
You can find Debidii Pol Tree at the Henerathgoda Botanical Gardens in Gampaha
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<td class="td2"><em>Lodoicea maldivica</em></td>
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<td class="td2">Lodoicea callypige,<br />
Lodoicea sechellarum,<br />
Lodoicea sonneratii</td>
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This is a very rare plant introduced to Sri Lanka as a worship tree. The plant is same appearance as Sacred bo Tree but not a subspecies of sacred Bo Tree that bename as scientific name "Ficus religiosa". However two are in same genus Ficus The plant is a sub species of Ficus rumphii that hybrid with Ficus variegata plant. Some Asian countries, the plant cultivate as a ornamental tree. In Sri lanka, the plant is found only at Aththanagalla Raja Maha Viharaya (temple) in western province*.</div>
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Ficus rumphii variegata has two species. One has Yellow margin leaves and other one has white margin leaves. So called this plant as "Yellow Line Variegated Ficus"<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeQZUZYEPbw1NIY_y-ReMFu7Nf3bG2tQcqdBWMTbjXuMKkIYVM_fIuVy0gZ-BE0txVr6uNKLKipT2-Wm57ISNmnpI82r_i8yqvoQOpGragk_Mjf4bp9_3GA3CeYFuBxiKTdWXDGeCNyY/s320/leaves-ficus-rumpii.jpg" />
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<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6t4pAa1cgxKZEJuJjg3nbhTyVBJUKYUliruhXae8IliOivLJ7Vvf73lDzD3kvucnuWxhEgMwquVh5OADwC9MTSX6l5BtZiW_aU7yhIDGdwvFSLEPNVJXwBN9tj8sZhXVocz2BGEyjhtI/s500/Variegated-ficus-tree.jpg" /><figcaption>Variegated ficus tree</figcaption></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-72377073154361923092016-04-19T14:08:00.000-07:002016-04-19T14:08:58.028-07:00Mickey Mouse or Carnival Ochna<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DQZRCZGSQmeI0XjlWC_0UpAfKDRILiCnjI5g-sm03MEeXuSk51xeLyusdhgFSB2pqjXZjjT54UdlW5km5f0M7sb1SxHgp6-KsTBCMvEkzzC1rp5oRbcoYCC6AzQ3Ln6pI6fmzbMT5fU/s730/ochna-fruits-mickey-mouse+%25281%2529.jpg"/>
<figcaption>Ochna fruits - Carnival Ochna</figcaption></div>
<ul class="myul">
<li class="box2"><div class="center"><img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOshZrTpre1Y0h81fxOpSiOMnMAlX9ir8H-S4uEtWSgwyrDeDI36_Ss7gw7xeAw6pnAo-7IqfPngXHYjyguh0Zn3SDXee1gFgeUgOnHhV8RLbqordwiBhD8mVZsQ5d3yv-3Y7MXTDxtOA/s320/ochna-flower-mickeymouse.jpg"/>
<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzD4QBL9wYZvQKfmLruXeE3iOWPQyIpsz8LDSyKTsJW67puM3fE4DSsbNPG4BjcCEpmA94f4OlZrnfHg87Zl0o78rUviA6kRw3jCmyYlxU3sPVoSEOoEyIfi9p8uJN2V4xWw32rfUXgv0/s320/ochna-leaves-mickeymouse.jpg"/>
<h4>Ochna flowers and leaves
</h4>
</div>
</li>
<li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Carnival Ochna, Bird's Eye Bushes, Mickey-mouse plant</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Ochna.</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Ochnaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Ochna</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Ochna serrulata</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Ochna atropurpurea</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Ornamental</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Small -Tree-Shrub</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Introduced</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Cultivate</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">n/a</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red"> No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="pjus">
Mickey-mouse or Bird's Eye Bushes plant is a small woody tree native to South Africa and Oceania continent's countries. It is a introduced, beautiful ornamental plant can be found on home gardens in the country. The plant grows up about 4 or 5 meters in height and dense blooms beautiful yellow flowers. Fruits are green with red sepals and become to black when ripening is also interest. In Sinhalese sometime called as "Bo Kera" but extremly it is not the Bo Kera plant. The plant is closely related to Ochna obtusata which called in Sinhalese as "Mal Keera".</div><br/>
<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DWTKMrCQm0SlWy853EjGzw4K6T6ixrPXPmIcXAvQH6a0X0HJfaOVaZJqHY9SoE5KVS3r-jiVW8HDKuumg-PZkuq3F7fYlQzvqsTOI7KRHWZgsLmKNLJMSCPcfVMoUlGh8LMfnhKOIwE/s728/mickey-miuse-fruits-ochna.jpg"/>
<figcaption>Fruit - ochna </figcaption></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-39880824546807669402016-04-19T01:44:00.001-07:002016-04-19T21:24:01.712-07:00Ochnas or Bird's Eye Bushes - Mal Kera<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncz0_FY42EQ0oJKe2nylsLbEZiRMINDh8qFLzu8IDK3b7bmjBXRtgLv4BaeQOPxAT0GM8zOkq-ZCzteidt7UmHmfWlWpPAWjiJE01ZLheQGA95IPCPqCin_pRwGJBO1G_323gOhBWsDg/s728/ochna-fruits-sepal.jpg"/>
<figcaption>Ochna fruits - Mal Kera</figcaption></div>
<ul class="myul">
<li class="box2"><div class="center">
<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4Xdl13TKZctHdMKYGQh4x3T3oTAWZTX6QyqSn0RJnV1fbjS47S2_W2fnCubaHIXsXFkwhyEGF3OIeBEH7IuNLVD1_NFWiQOUJMrItnkmiyuGGyLvtzYd8VyXUD5KQdRl-7CDbUJBk1s/s320/ochna-malkeera.jpg"/>
<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqJ9tnigvROk8ajHUg38WAzpHBzraXM0oYRPX47ZCL9sXnty8Y4mjhaFULpakb6Nn0Quxb032Vk__nPQMY6S6auXUGOJ8Kd7HfJOgLtktYkTens2N9-ggv0PskRvYTZV-df4mUKrflxw/s320/ochna-leaves.jpg"/>
<h4>Ochna flowers and Leaves
</h4>
</div>
</li>
<li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Ochnas, Bird's Eye Bushes, Mickey-mouse plant</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Mal Kera, Malkeera.</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Ochnaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Ochna</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Ochna multiflora (Ochna obtusata)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Ochna coriacea, Diporidium multiflorum</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Weed-Herb-Ornamental-Wild</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Small -Tree-Shrub</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Indigenous</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Threatened-Natural</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">n/a</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="pjus">
Ochna plant or Mal Keera in Sinhalese is a small woody tree or shrub native to Sri Lanka and some Asian countries including Africa. It is rare plant can be found woodlands, forest borders in dryzone and wet zone in lowcountry. The plant grows up about 2 or 3 meters in height and dense blooms beautiful yellow flowers. Fruits are white with red sepals and become to black when ripening is also interest. The plant are closely related to Mickey Mouse plant</div>
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<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZBiJixxX8MifAyH43wqh7lbpuMja9TCxp1RGp3hL9NCWdc0nCum3KzlKQpOTc46UI7H-uVgqNuKpa7iBljKFhCRsXz88LIv8-XatH4G8EwZw6GuKyCma7_RkP7DAMqGDLNbU0C78GNo/s1600/ocna--plant-mal-keera.jpg" />
<figcaption>Flowers and young leaves - ochna </figcaption></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-90036652535563819662016-04-18T09:28:00.001-07:002016-04-18T09:28:53.544-07:00Native Bryony - Pasengilla<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EjJSpE84QjQFO25ol8UCSpea6yBQRJwM1kzkXoxCjLHu7pyTmJAFyWNBC_-7cy5LSa8yWerSXm_pFjhRUNf4Ynab-MepOnsiC0qFGDSG4j6zbQEkImapbHKONCVAs1mZRbaqd-yvUAk/s640/native-bryony-leaves.jpg"/><figcaption>Native Bryony Vine</figcaption>
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<ul class="myul">
<li class="box2"><div class="pjus">
Native Bryony is a vine in the pumpkin family. It is called several names in the different countries such as Lollipop Climber, Marble vine, and Red-striped cucumber. The plant native to some Asian countries and some African countries. In Sri Lanka, it is threatened plant because of the human activities and rarely found in wild on forest borders,woodlands or disturbed areas in wet zone and dry zone. The plant is rare medicinal plant and can be cultivates on home gardens as it's dense colorful fruits production. The plants closely related to Gymnopetalum scabrum in the same family called "Wild Gourd Vine" so people often confused with the plant in Ayurvedic medicine. Native Bryony refer in Sri Lanka as "Red-striped cucumber" and in Sinhalese, bename various names in various regions such as Pasengilla, Wal Thitha Hondala, and Kotta Kekiri.</div><br/>
<h4>Flowers and fruits of Red-striped cucumber</h4>
<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehNWhDeyZFODtGi9q4NLtTYFGufoA_i0mFJvFrYdC4jmVuynsfcxy_S8zN5349jEImvy7yvBOLgwtbBEpcT4F7rNNcUJPcIpkJXN6rJ7VLh0Sh_WMtIOzFjVwYOq4HfzJ1DkH0NDkQwo/s320/native-bryony.jpg"/><figcaption>Fruits are bright red when ripen</figcaption>
</li><li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Native Bryony, Red Striped Cucumber Lollipop Climber<br />
Marble Vine</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Pasengilla, Wal Thitha Hondala, Kotta Kekiri.</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Cucurbitaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Diplocyclos</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Diplocyclos palmatus</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Bryonia palmata, Bryonopsis laciniosa</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Weed-Herb-Wild</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Small-Vine</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Annual</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Indigenous</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Threatened-Natural</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">n/a</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small></li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-83935419700670639402016-04-17T03:19:00.000-07:002016-04-18T00:48:43.847-07:00White Turmeric - Haran Kaha<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5nAwt4NnGUwlpxkU6uR1fQCfACR2wQkc9AN88IsBf0mhefYfWKX5CuV870g2R7hNT-Yj2yAvHG6KoocmC3PXYfxgiPibD35D8YVmZJVhEpJoN0NJ8fEJe7_tQavJACqDXbKCqkOwOPUA/s640/cucuma-zedoary.jpg" />
<figcaption>Flowers (Bracts) of White Termeric Haran Kaha </figcaption></div>
<div class="jus">
White turmeric, also called Zedoary is a species of family Ginger. It is native to South Asian countries including Indonesia. The plant cultivate as a herb and rarely found on home gardens. The plant closely related to Turmeric (Curcuma longa), and produces rhizome that use in ayurveda as an important medicine. Also rhizome of Zedoary is used as culinary seeds that as alternative to ginger. Additionally, Perfumes and essential oil produced from the Zedoary roots and rhizomes.</div>
<ul class="myul">
<li class="box2"><div class="center">
<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-z7Oyl7Shb7kbsnqOKD9F81LqS3GKkQLtjQMpBsNfjx6zWMf9qwW-e_Zg53wRc1OLh5n1K_rYyqgomJCaM4MNDmawEMN5BEQN4vwVYtuzTtSab1mtb3BZfDH903pcCDh_pEpekYV-544/s1600/leaf-cucuma.jpg"/>
<h4>
White cucuma or Harankaha plant</h4>
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</li>
<li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">White turmeric</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Haran kaha, Aran Kaha</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Zingiberaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Curcuma</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Costus luteus, Roscoea lutea, Curcuma malabarica</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Herb-Ornamental -Vegetable</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Small - Shrub</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Indigenous</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Threatened-Cultivate</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">Industrial</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="pjus">
The flowers of white ginger are yellow and bracts of the flowers are purple
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<ul class="myul"><li class="box2"><div class="center"><img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0t4frXQf7A7Y5qB_JQkSOugJjHfRBDCUy1prGR09n97KoGbuRFzYhX7exJtm3gYHhrQKgePyI-vKHnJmR96CUtKaVDj1NJEuu_L0g-XhobeQvXjZRHbPS-cH3bRxA_lUEcfpqJraEbSA/s1600/cucuma-flowers.jpg"/></div>
</li><li class="box2"><div class="center">
<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MK-k2rGxo0I-7jGNOQjSuEprO_vIlG_wvSaUH2tYph5n8oKpUcRcHG4ASvlNz6r_W80TsdCLyxAYMZr5CJjlaQ4QKnTdzabUjVvT_VY96eJLfNTisdvMbsZKpfmKWMBk59O1tRXaV4Y/s1600/cucuma-zedoary-rhizomes.jpg"/></div>
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<figcaption>Flowers, saplings and Rhizomes</figcaption>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comSri Lanka7.057282352971594 80.134277343756.0482028529715937 78.84338384375 8.0663618529715944 81.42517084375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-31004503874052275922015-07-28T23:03:00.001-07:002016-04-18T20:38:32.222-07:00Chinese Fever Vine - Apasu Madhu<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TqSRLOONNZs1kGOKE1zTijtp7DxxnS8XxSkCVUPwGEeVU6C51u5SkIin68Uk447Lfh_nKQxUA_fosE5GefQc1qMt1Pjh118wpxbBM4Vk3XzLJS-YjhqgFCO0fC80f26YhxPH9lycheU/s640/Chinese-Fever-flower-apasu-madu.jpg" />
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<figcaption>Flowers of Chinese Fever Vine - Apasu Madhu</figcaption></div>
<div class="jus">
Chinese Fever Vine, also called Stink Vine is a species of family Rubiaceae. It is native to East Asian countries including China,Japan and Korea and noxious exotic invasive weed to Sri Lanka. The vine climbs on trees or terrestrial and commonly found on road side ways, wood lands, garden fences, in widely in low country wet zone. It is difficulty control the Stink Vine that usually regrow the plant in same area over 25 years. The vine is called "Stink Vine" that produces strong odor when leaves or stems are crushed</div>
<ul class="myul">
<li class="box2"><div class="center">
<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfm3SJrIZY7pI_NDRhWmUxr2dMeU09KtjikiRrrjyBg1gjulryhQiA00SpNi9tm_Q-uf9j32ftZv7iKHHpyvkpU_VTkCCAYltrI7kZPBsotrnoy8hsrHZg8Nr6hKF_Oh5iYMH1onZ1pA/s1600/Chinese-Fever-apasu-madu-Paederia-foetida.jpg" />
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<figcaption>Chinese Fever Vine - Apasu Madhu - Paederia foetida</figcaption></div>
</li>
<li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Chinese Fever Vine</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Apasu Madu, Apahu Madhu.</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Rubiaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Paederia</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Paederia foetida</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Psychotria volubilis</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Weed</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Vine</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Exotic</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Noxious-Invasive</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">n/a</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-69676645948027720972015-07-27T08:32:00.000-07:002015-07-27T08:32:35.329-07:00Peanut Tree or Orange Fruited Tree- Naawa Patta<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-oVWczSBYuMDZygaX6VcwuE7oCD8Ty2xKG4NmdehmO3XO-W7LbB4A52rWuco6h6q0l1iR4rcrRdxWIyEzqfVKzNohcl58JhCz6b3aEHlffWU_xp1Rir_kLX4hvK3Ye5DLiGioZ2swJU/s640/Crows-Foot-fruit-naawa.jpg"/>
<figcaption>Fruits of Nawa Patta - Crows Foot Tree</figcaption></div>
<ul class="myul">
<li class="box2"><div class="center">
<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrav6nJKMej3Tg0zmG2HXlSlmgGA_iEykJbyDUE8X_gPOkjkB6EM9sloOkyBxsq3F_RivzM8gTQvnyrBhi1K9kWEkHWThkGi1U16DbqmacOFC6Lfb6JV1FMkYODiDp5acDE_aH9nSGNg/s480/Crows-+Foot-Tree.jpg"/>
<h4>
Crows Foot Tree - Naawa Patta</h4>
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</li>
<li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Crows Foot Tree, Orange Fruited, Peanut Tree.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Naawa, Nawa Patta</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Malvaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Sterculia</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Sterculia balanghas</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Southwellia balanghas</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Herb-Wild</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Tree</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Indigenous</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Natural</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="jus">
Orange Fruited Tree or Nawa in Sinhalese is a native plant to Sri Lanka and India. It is commonly found on forest borders, land borders in low country in Sri Lanka. The tree grow up to about 10-15 meters in height and used in Ayurveda. Also it is called as "Nawa Patta" that mean "Nawa fiber", because in early times in Sri Lanka, bark of the tree was used to make ropes, bags or related items.</div>
<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UZpMN1sE5J_rrU2rHnUphAE60h-fxGgy1OReIpbP4oKJ5vq4exnMfcRo6mhLO2UR-Ti9yf7qWeyu3_7eLlJA5Gi5YZrnTp-DnrJaAPZ5zHoB1JT8k2bRO65_zRN98_VjfGpaVQw08cU/s320/leaves-nawa-Crows-Foot.jpg"/>
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpltZcihOQ_oTSdkxBB3Jjnt5cppv2qdYO5_tTxD9aP1be9KLtgUKwYK_Wu-Ls1viTy9VKczM3NvpZg1TFuPKdLZJ3jTFqhDXzr6cYNM4Id0bRuMCW_ZMVUZqWJGUhH2Ixs4Q47ksmMpw/s320/Crows+Foot+naawa+-fruits-crow-foot.jpg"/>
<figcaption>Leaves and Fruits of Crows Foot - Naawa Patta</figcaption></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-44748518337384892182015-07-23T13:50:00.000-07:002015-07-23T13:50:55.197-07:00Dwarf Copper Leaf - Mukunu Wenna<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV84-jmOTMbkWiJrpaID8SJ7xc4YFIIzNnqkojZdpw7zO9qoxomLMh5PpZm8oHl-tY8JYpArD3h44L6rV_aSn2nzIFfuGh9Wdv_dDUMtzgnwzq-Se5yWalHG2Q159UU1aM1hQ6R7zHLHc/s640/Copper-Leaf+-+Mukunu-Wenna.jpg"/>
<figcaption>Dwarf Copper Leaf - Mukunu Wenna</figcaption></div>
<ul class="myul">
<li class="box2"><div class="jus">
Copper Leaf or Mukunu Wenna plant is a one of the most popular leaf vegetable in Sri Lanka that native to Sri Lanka and many other countries in the world. It is often cultivates in low country wet zone and naturally found on wet soil like edge of paddy field, or marsh lands. It is use as a herbal medicine and often confuse with Alternanthera philoxeroides, commonly called<b> "Alligator weed"</b> which is recently added exotic weed and toxin plant should not use for food.</div>
</li>
<li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Joyweed, </td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Mukunuwenna</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Amaranthaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Alternanthera</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Alternanthera sessilis</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Achyranthes villosa</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Herb-Ornamental-Vegetable</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Small-Shrub</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Indigenous</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Cultivate-Natural</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">n/a</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-82405904120025312902015-07-22T03:51:00.000-07:002015-07-22T03:51:00.629-07:00Wild Gourd - Dum Mella<div class="center">
<img title="Trichosanthes integrifolia- Gymnopetalum scabrum-Dummela - wild-gourd-fruits"
alt="Trichosanthes integrifolia- Gymnopetalum scabrum-Dummela - wild-gourd-vine" class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3_umVPGrDsvGiriWF4N8pKkfLDkuGTph_fLh59vkGeHW3PCdA3pWRSYPAWW52rEtmFjk36ZiHREgdfTFVmZixsqleNjcALBW_SNSKPqaSvbU_LpMkU5j41hLz1nU21xyHUufGKnBkSU/s640/Trichosanthes-dummella.jpg" />
<figcaption>Dummella Plant - Gymnopetalum scabrum </figcaption></div>
<ul class="myul">
<li class="box2"><div class="center">
<img alt="Trichosanthes integrifolia- Gymnopetalum scabrum-Dummela - fruits and leaves" border="0" class="imgmain" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsd9TaHZxJ6IajQAWqQYeZfzACABZToZowqjQU4sT-znV3CgUKUhFpYV6beyhr6F4aNsmxtOWvBQ1youNbBZs6LbIeYTIK6H2eoyreWyOX1BVsQRj6evRg2NAHWgUmlOpTh3oBRq7nwuE/s1600/Trichosanthes-dummela-wild-gourd-creeper.jpg" title="Trichosanthes integrifolia- Gymnopetalum scabrum-Dummela - wild-gourd" />
<h4>
Dummela - Wild Gourd</h4>
</div>
</li>
<li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Wild Gourd, </td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Dummela, Kunu Mella</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Cucurbitaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Gymnopetalum</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Gymnopetalum scabrum</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Trichosanthes integrifolia</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Herb-Wild</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Vine</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Annual</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Endemic-Indigenous</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Endangered</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">n/a</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="pjus">
Gymnopetalum scabrum or Trichosanthes integrifolia is species of gourd family called in Sinhalese as Dummela". It is endemic plant to Sri Lanka. This is a important rare medicinal plant occasionally found on scrub jungle or wood land in wet zone in Sri Lanka. Also, it is extinct plant from wild and classified as a critically endangered plant by Sri Lanka Biodiversity Secretariat. The plant is a creeper that climb on another tree about 4 or 5 meters in height and some time may be terrestrial. It is rarely found on home gardens that cultivated as a medicinal plant.</div>
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<div class="center">
<img alt="Trichosanthes integrifolia- Gymnopetalum scabrum-Dummela - wild-gourd" border="0" class="imgsub" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGhbFbH9XLdazQvR0Lw4gfqD80R0KqvnmPrr_1gsyMQbqqx3lP7kkFRW_AnIHGP0FTdO84Ba-aeAkTQzEP_59PuREIKEGkHzmQ2XVIwCl6Yd6QBvA1iNvDhTVHLq2kI5lECUwTYAASBQ/s320/Trichosanthes-dummela-leaves.jpg" title="Trichosanthes integrifolia- Gymnopetalum scabrum-Dummela - wild-gourd" />
<img alt="Trichosanthes integrifolia- Gymnopetalum scabrum-Dummela - wild-gourd-fruits" class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3NBlGKdZNSmueKpTsrV347uLZ7FmrH9irwC0XdRRWRCBMIgaypu01L3fAVueCySP033Jp-emmBAnZJCg_60XBEjLDvzdZ5VutFNuT6sBkyitXHPNReoSNUqoZmZtdV4ZJGaznALmasMU/s320/Trichosanthes-wild-gourd-dummela-fruits.jpg" title="Trichosanthes integrifolia- Gymnopetalum scabrum-Dummela - wild-gourd-fruits" />
<figcaption>Dummela Leaves and fruits </figcaption></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-56595079621898084542015-07-21T21:54:00.003-07:002015-07-29T00:10:47.525-07:00Spotted Heart or Morning Glory - Girithilla<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHoTsxE3nzNQ1CMJrspb2I7nF-Zdn-TbSx99oOQWBRrhlRfb5e1yo0YukPMluAJu5lTlfk3Qu0T9qwUUt86cwo0oyVEUr7B7nWJU6FIq5VysuEe5YMXzhLAzb9TFlbRaIXuLr6o3EbME/s1600/Argyreiagiritilla-flowers.jpg" />
<h4>
Spotted Heart or Morning Glory - Girithilla</h4>
</div>
<div class="pjus">
Girithila or Spottedheart plant is a vine that found in scrubs, border of forest or small forest in wet zone or dry zone in Sri Lanka as a weed. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Use in Ayurveda and popular as folk leaf vegetable in Sri Lanka. Also it was used in folk rituals in Sri Lanka</div>
<ul class="myul">
<li class="box2"><div class="center">
<img alt="Spotted Heart or Morning Glory - Girithilla-leaves" class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtsmXu4g_GaTFL1B6gTumqCF04wDc0uxwXtEAMeRWUI0O0wyDONyxko7oQXIZSB8hm68L2Uxiu82Pi51mhRi6DU2sAIUbIttnaQDt0tCcF1fRXMhW7jEnbGqdSJ725z_p8ftlrI_6uCI/s320/Argyreia-giritilla-spotted-heart.jpg" title="Spotted Heart or Morning Glory - Girithilla" />
<img alt="Spotted Heart or Morning Glory - Girithilla-flowers" class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCdPBN2-hzzXjPR48qwJzmwCZKED7Em30LCWfp_TSj7hWzKGvTBZSe7vbBZEzp58V8rhqsp6DPeTd7XNMhOX6rge-IJxY020ZTdpCWO55AFIe0dZPd5S04TSETBr6930Q8RKYQNhzK5Q/s320/Argyreia-flowerspotted-heart-giritilla.jpg" title="Spotted Heart or Morning Glory - Girithilla-flowers" />
<h4>
Spotted Heart or Morning Glory - Girithilla</h4>
</div>
</li>
<li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Spotted Heart, Morning Glory, Tamba Vine</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Girithilla, Giri tilla</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Convolvulaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Argyreia</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Argyreia populifolia</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Ipomoea campanulata, Ipomoea grandifolia</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Weed-Herb -Wild-Vegetable</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Vine</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Annual- Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Endemic</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Threatened</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">n/a</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BiprqKeSIZdrRMy6ayqTq8j2eyR4AI-Pqsl__EGX2kButBQhr09Z0z-HfjT4yPJaZIiAbeXoEQiG5YWhMTIMTp9JPY3R_y3V81-h8esw_HmGIsXwUdiBxce8raXekQjalh7eFYsX7ZE/s420/Argyreia-giritilla-flowers.jpg" />
<h4>
Spotted Heart or Morning Glory - Girithilla flowers</h4>
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-12126975140964292412015-07-21T21:22:00.000-07:002015-07-21T21:22:27.942-07:00Finger Millet - Kurakkan or Kurahan<ul class="myul">
<li class="box2"><div class="center">
<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYpUQ_qb6X0IVbHK4tZYA0R8jlLGp9xmzuMPSXog-H5b2vmyrrZ21ElYkUQu_ti1QuLdBQlXnS_LMtIf49IKe7pCoc9x-jVwOLCrG8XITXL8o8xEfBDfPz0qHAPIgcK7jResPQaP_kYg/s320/african-millet-kurakkan-plants.jpg"/>
<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dFBTyvvoBClswuo0_8zPd39RzFDiDCmuVqem-fqPJh69sqN18nBLJT6IISDCk83_K4rGUl4jn9rEucOuWeMqC51UfLyzguxPyLlJ-NQZFcnQblfTEzcmzePH3giuQsRFV5BdonGbMUA/s320/african-millet-kurakkan.jpg"/>
<h4>
Affrican Millet - Kurakkan</h4>
</div>
</li>
<li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Finger Millet, Ragi, African Red Millet</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Kurahan, Kurakkan</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Poaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Eleusine</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Eleusine coracana</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Cynodon coracanus</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Grains - Herbs</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Small-Shrub</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Annual</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Introduced</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Cultivate</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">Industrial</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="pjus">
Finger Millet or Kurakkan is a native plant to Africa. The plant cultivate in low country dry zone in Sri Lanka. Flour of dried seeds are use for food in several ways and popular in all countries because it's high nutritional value. Also it is use in Ayurveda medicine.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-46246511640880956912015-07-21T04:18:00.000-07:002015-07-21T04:28:07.073-07:00African Blue Basil - Ratu Talaa<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZwilUraCq2wSnHFCw9BFBFGu35qiRRjYcgNvXgEd5GR_Yu3bIrkbOzLzdiHAOf9gcBU6yaUpgG1elqqaEPwb1coj7XhdxEAr_DwT2fzKYRIPBJueVm8BnzZjRRUH21yZG4vpLR95bec/s1600/ocimum-african-blue-basil.jpg" />
<figcaption>Beautiful Basil</figcaption></div>
<ul class="myul">
<li class="box2"><div class="center">
<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1BZZth1wQp0bnjtt-u6C3L1HXjlOrmC-FJZ3pd9HHMa2HIDMjRgav1wkpUxmH7OWOc9bQHTqIJEEy6vvBxWJpZe-6nsOJJv52XuZzeko4ahqS3DmfbzMJxMYAZ1aMpO4_mh09Ipqs1Q/s1600/ocimum-blue-basil.jpg"/>
<h4>Beautiful Basil</h4>
</div>
</li>
<li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">African Blue Basil, Opal Basil</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Rath Tala, Ratu Tala,</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Lamiaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Ocimum</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Ocimum kilimandscharicum × basilicum</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Ocimum basilicum x purpurea</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Ornamental</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Small-Shrub</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Introduced</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Cultivate</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul><div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20xu-yRZgs-5Ugxc2bpGP7hchTn5_eO_vvjgg1Huh9ndgR01szqzLZsFpUl1ZfPidrvTlOUnrHxY5o3vLY2akU0Ez6xjBMfbNuLaaVJKppGKk64fk1ZnS6ahLopkjpwNmE691x6kguKk/s1600/ocimum-african-basil.jpg" />
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJQM2U2S4FrWiqxwn4wXsh7JUQtdHAEalZeeKirT65JBsy4Wp9mSYCP54Qg1EyniQxHlqH6f02-dePB5wmg1dpmFAL85wWQ8y3Hhwc-vRO3AIhuOoc6WVY2yyOE9E7pRK1enTNPrx51o4/s1600/ocimum-kilimandscharicum.jpg" />
<h4>
inflorescence of Ratu Tala - African Blue Basil</h4></div>
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African Blue Basil plant commonly called in English as 'Blue Basil' is a hybrid verities of Ocimum kilimandscharicum, which is native plant to Africa. Other version of Hybrid Basil is Ocimum basilicum var. purpureum which is called "Dark Opal Basil". It is now naturalized on home gardens in Sri Lanka as a ornamental plant. Young plants are closely related to Ocimum tenuiflorum which is introduced plant from India, called 'Sacred Basil' or 'Tulsi'. Therefore, African Blue Basil is misuse as Tulsi plant and often cultivate on home gardens.
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-75378769308049569512015-07-21T01:13:00.000-07:002015-07-21T01:15:14.748-07:00Clove Basil or Wild Tulsi - Maduru Tala<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPor1EaAeK8edLpjzODluHBNOgaHXX84F6Bm3gDtrC9gdit59qV1M22xc5nR5eEJ_oKDu94pBBrLVjM2PxI1RxEgBXOjOKcHi2aBKLwwijas5KDoOPGDDIkzMDGVuHvnNciabbFpwzk0/s1600/Ocimum-gratissimum-madurutala.jpg" />
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<figcaption>Ocimum gratissimum - Maduru Tala</figcaption></div>
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<h4>
Strong mosquito repellent - Ocimum - Maduru Tala</h4>
Maduru Tala or Gas Tala plant commonly called in English as 'Basil' is a native plant to Sri Lanka. Also it is native to India and South America. Madurutala plant or Ocimum gratissimum is a species of genus Ocimum in family Lamiaceae, closely related to Ocimum americanum also called Sinhalese is Tala or Sudu Tala that species of same genus Ocimum and people often confuse with species in the Ocimum genus which are Ocimum americanum, Ocimum ovatum, and Ocimum tenuiflorum.<br />
The Maduru Tala or Ocimum gratissimum plant commonly found grass lands, border of forest, or road side ways in dry zone in Sri Lanka as a weed and extinct due to habitat lost from populated area in low country. However, It is occasionally found on some areas of wet zone in low country. The plant grows as shrub up about one or two meters in height. It is a herbal plant and has some medicinal properties including Insecticides so smoke of heated leaves and stems of Maduru Tala plant can use as a strong mosquito repellent.</div>
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<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Tulasi, Clove Basil, Wild Tulsi, Wild Basil</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Maduru Tala, Gas Tala</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Lamiaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Ocimum</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Ocimum gratissimum</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Ocimum zeylanicum</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Weed-Herb-Wild</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Small-Shrub</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Indigenous</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Natural</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-61132985308686121882015-07-20T23:22:00.001-07:002015-07-21T00:17:12.789-07:00Thulasi Plant - Talaa - An Alternation of Betel<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55BrQrlNIsqzk0a2o-Yz_0MNHuQaJaT868VmVBvG8Ovug1AZlR1lbEQdGzsoQqGP1QIFMxFUAYUVu33s3D_M8Zn-mzzJ0xaB_ylTS-78ZWJkSX34XvPc7Yfh4neq9YhXL_-xioYL4zQA/s640/ocimum-ovatum-tala-plant.jpg"/>
<figcaption>Alternation of Betel Tala or Heen Tala</figcaption></div>
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<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2D_sjN_Lr-xNkZVLH9oU6-Mg3nCoqU7MUjc_Vr0yc4eGZZs_v_TWTOoVuV_ilMdU9nrzORoK_gi3vw99mhHcDR4FlLoXyqvhwCjDCVfMKbpPgZM4FevJcREsDxVwzgHHDPmtqXFDMpFQ/s1600/ocimum-tala-flowers.jpg"/>
<h4>Tala leaves</h4>
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<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Tulasi</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Tala, Heen Tala,</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Lamiaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Ocimum</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Ocimum ovatum</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Ocimum hassleri var. obtusifolium</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Weed-Herb-Ornamental-Wild</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Small-Shrub</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Indigenous</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Natural</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
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</ul>
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Tala or Heen Tala plant commonly called in English as 'Tulsi' is a native plant to Sri Lanka. Also it is native to India and South America. Tala plant or Ocimum ovatum is a species of genus Ocimum in family Lamiaceae, closely related to Ocimum americanum also called Sinhalese is Tala or Sudu Tala that species of same genus Ocimum. The people often confuse with species in the Ocimum genus which are Ocimum americanum, Ocimum gratissimum, and Ocimum tenuiflorum and all of them are miss applied and cultivate as a "Tulsi" Plant or Holy Basil, which is a sacred plant native to India .<br />
The Tala or Ocimum ovatum plant commonly found grass lands, edge of paddy field, or road side ways in dry zone in Sri Lanka as a weed and occasionally found on some areas of wet zone in low country as a naturally or cultivated plant. The plant grow as shrub up about to 1 meter in height. It is a herbal plant and people of inland in dry zone are widely used as an alternation of betel for betel quid.</div><div class="center"><img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSp3OAkQ_AooWWQ6LhaAO0xrneGBWM4gCGVn2z7Sa1KpApPrymMj702oFj1zMvaf8v79xYtZhBjIlW_V_xyd0kFfDDY4i_I1vmz1zDRnSTDnX50ABWQ6XKsmIYUh9sXR12fQqus6xKH7U/s320/ocimumflowers-seeds.jpg"/><img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuSk-hqGaWDhRKxPjPAglnZhjuGS-bt8VsbeiASeDFH491gK4Mx8wJYGp8cUkyr4rv-EWH6ohS8QR3bLm2bws13mhVeppcOcmaKD9aGJysbo_YP8Q8_y2vlmv00lRC98reemPmmhEvB8/s320/ocimum-ovatum-tala.jpg"/><h4>Tala - Ocimum ovatum</h4>
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-26985952145119978142015-07-19T01:44:00.003-07:002015-08-20T23:15:56.170-07:00Wild Cherry or Ceylon Bignay- Ambilla<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKLfleAy3zsYYoPOordI6oPyBYziDajSyWjWAXOntP_1to5qmczwPcckplq9q0-MXe_wS3cuVjaZLmQvKFUmtEzaEskqGgDn1ByI81tLmw3nn1blnW28yjbE2-8Vjto9L-xlhmt6uz90/s640/Antidesma-alexiteriaembilla-fruits.jpg"/><figcaption> Ceylon Bignay- Ambilla - Antidesma alexiteria </figcaption></div>
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<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQY7EmgOEa749enW0Y_hE7PdhQ-n36yHm0h6BKb4GMOu-UkrL8RLfXOCDGjrlj6Hj45Nnt-IQ8gwMi1iEMImzf-JYSqwc1qHv9BN45j6KcGValWrfNrfssNBkWLaXH5eVvx4cskjZz_o/s320/Antidesma+alexiteria+-embilla-fruits.jpg" />
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-eE8mWE0L68cr6zca8cQBrzTyODTPncGVm5F7HVSQ3kllbEEIgswRG9oSMbwKXpHZoJWXpyb7UdSod_9i_dzLm9Kq01lOvFgQVWCMIkF7qDmyBhLl_247cM1cDipriGc-uAMyyce6Ejk/s320/Antidesma-alexiteria-ambilla.jpg"/>
<figcaption>Fruits and plant of Ceylon Bignay- Ambilla </figcaption>
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<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Wild Cherry, Ceylon Bignay</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Embilla, Heen Ambilla</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Phyllanthaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Antidesma</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Antidesma alexiteria</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Antidesma zeylanicum</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Herb-Ornamental-Wild-Fruit</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Small-Tree</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Endemic</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Natural</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">n/a</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
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</ul>
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Embilla or Heen Embilliya tree is a species of Phyllanthaceae family native to India, and Sri Lanka. It is slow growing small tree grows up to 1 -2 meters in height. It is a rare plant occurs naturally on wood lands or scrubs jungles mostly in wet zone in the low country. Fruits of the plant are edible as a fruit and also bark and leaves are used in Ayurveda medicine. At present, It is increase the trend of cultivation the Embilla plants for ornamentation on home gardens ether in plot or directly</div>
<div class="center">
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-5656574180040956532015-07-18T06:02:00.000-07:002015-07-18T06:02:13.331-07:00Spinous Fluggea or Indian Snow Bush - Katu Pila<div class="center"><img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IHx88MNSM3P0fmE96iR9hw406TBenQHm0jqN2Rbum83xfz5eb4cmOJn1-ery3O45UV16T4GOp4Gfzn93nf3UwO6gnwQi7PhYA6RzC-YU138_3ctrFiDk0hCRXdEmiByC54UBYXYiJZE/s1600/Spinous-fluggea-flowers.jpg"/><h4>Spinous fluggea or indian Snow Bush Flowers - Katupila</h4></div>
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<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXX033kGiPFyHyGIPSzjP55gUStISRuAbckzP7sum5iYDc3rcc-dQSnRdn3EGvS0uFzOxvIn3fWbLA5ykVoan8k8SELk2QqjMM46Zj1wn6puDtToJlmVdERtVEIfKJuyVb_wPIHeK8Ds/s320/Spinous-fluggea-fruits.jpg"/>
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<h4>
Spinous fluggea - Indian Snow bush Fruits- Katu Pila</h4>
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<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Spinous fluggea, Indian Snow Bush </td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Katu Pila</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Phyllanthaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Flueggea.</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Flueggea leucopyrus</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Flueggea xerocarpa, Phyllanthus lucena</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Weed-Herb -Wild</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Small-Vine-Tree-Shrub</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Indigenous</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Natural</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="pjus">
Flueggea leucopyrus is a small tree or shrub grown in Wet zone or dry zone in low country. It is is a species of Phyllanthaceae family native to Sri Lanka also India. It is slow growing small woody tree grows up to about one meter or two in height. It grows naturally on sideways, wood lands or scrub jungles as a weed and is a medicinal plants used in Ayurveda </div>
<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDh08EyBXdY_CzD90ycDkQII5ruu9Bed1nqYFm52lJY7u02Y9AmztPZDzuzrQtmtEFmkULuYRtofKzi7_4317hJ4W9tgTUFHZeekebKZ_oOb5H-7ASJh4M_tnqOnKS5zhXf0YdE8bXc8w/s320/Spinous-fluggea-leaves.jpg"/>
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6fFr7lZR9JyjjpeiGaWcd-7G_S9DX2GHcFt4i43douJpSLR1SS6dEeFYNOp_UnLcoR4nZm4_PAJnGGgkGhMJn8l_UgpqjGoReW3RxHHaikHHg_L7SPncMDGLK8MC4e1oxKub2-2LBds/s320/Spinous-fluggea-sapling.jpg"/><figcaption>Leaves and sapling of Indian Snow Bush - Katu Pila </figcaption></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-20584289343999438322015-07-18T05:22:00.000-07:002015-07-18T05:22:07.438-07:00Tit Berry - Kobbe or Mudu Kobba<div class="center"><img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_z5tQ5xTkd0R21s7GCfXt0XscVEOhnbgiAQlGq603dcB7XnnD3u-62PglShZWIaAHg7OUn1I0iMoGjPAgaE3Hrqs0LRHY5WCDw777j5Cu7_7KvFAY63IV3L8D1-07i_ZgiF1t7nze9Fc/s1600/Allophylu-cobbe-fruits.jpg"/><h4>
Fruits of Kobbe</h4></div><ul class="myul">
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<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnSZS2N_D3sj7zm65trzowLqfl7fo-0q9UY6cl1AkWMVwju0TRQi7Iq-kzaVJfb0Q6k8kzWO9y2bHoECVdurT_8te59_Wl7neFqVxFGrMc_S7Mjf3vpIZIuVDWZ5x3lcYNYwhDDZaFSw/s320/Allophylus-cobbe-flowers.jpg"/><h4>
Flower of Kobbe</h4>
<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjI5zqB0Sk5V49lC-UCiZER4AN3pujSqJ_acmLXrOREPoK1a1rrj4HjYSBhLcGWMHXFpFdDAF9jAJmYhPvdXh-nNwJbG7jIt_wxVMeqxb9hyphenhyphen5GLHNcMrAG6z3H-rKLFpm09f0zT-1hJk/s320/allowphylus-cobbe.jpg"/>
<h4>Indian Allophylus or Kobbe Tree</h4>
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</li>
<li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Indian Allophylus, Tit Berry </td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Kobba, Bu Kobbe</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Sapindaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Allophylus cobbe</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Allophylus cobbe</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Schmidelia cobbe, Pometia ternata, Irina tomentosa </td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Weed-Herb-Wild</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Small-Tree-Shrub</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Indigenous</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Natural</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2"> n/a</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">Yes</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="pjus">
Kobbe tree or Indian Allophylus tree is a species of Sapindaceae family native to Sri Lanka, India and some countries including South Africa and America. It is fast growing small woody tree grows up to 3 -4 meters in height as a weed. It is occurs naturally on wood lands scrub-jungles or road side ways mostly in wet zone in the low country. The fruits of the Cobbe tree can be eat but it is abnormal in Sri Lanka because consider the fruits are toxin. The tree is a herbal plant that bark used in Ayurveda specially for Bone Fractures.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-20156358609818159802015-07-17T11:11:00.004-07:002015-07-17T11:11:38.557-07:00Wild Lemon - Wal Dehi<ul class="myul">
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<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQzNU7ZddmHOwWFTeQffjkzhV3__FA3FJQwiPJAhgwAKawSLfQYOnYY8Qr0eza4VE-K-tb7xl0UYy0mjfayhWEp2u2rMnGqtqgsXI8MYu_hTSpahqCLgASprdrWu7n2b9W7m-cRIgI6E/s320/Atalantia-rotundifolia-tree-al-dehi.jpg"/>
<h4>
Atalantia rotundifolia Tree- Wild Lemon - Wal Dehi</h4>
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<li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Wild Lemon </td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Wal Dehi, Val dehi</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Rutaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Atalantia</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Atalantia rotundifolia</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Atalantia ceylanica var. rotundifolia</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Herb</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Small-Tree</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Endemic</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Threatened</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">n/a</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="pjus">
Atalantia rotundifolia is a species of Rutaceae family endemic to Sri Lanka and the plant called in Sinhalese as Wal Dehi or Val Dehi (Lemon Vine). It is slow growing small tree grows up to 2 -3 meters in height. It is occurs naturally on scrub jungle in low country wet zone. It is rare plant used in Ayurveda medicine.</div>
<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DFW67Odfxq-9GJB5ef9wXLLNs6wi77fgimTiHb3V6oIMBPvphXp-GhkI0ancNTPI_6_ZI1QnTfdM8DrQjenmd0br8Etc_-eOJ-7nRE3_y8ZF5syN6vbSEFkO2Ql4U6uXMvfMSChvl2M/s320/Atalantia-rotundifolia-flower.jpg"/>
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0O6m6-0-bXf-R0mLK2b2hrjomMhGwhmLSQc1JUlHA2Sgq963OW7Pphj6i3RPENeXVgSOCDhsNkBsArA37jzlN-2FACRHwF62kI14l627eAd32Ky9986AspiUi9ebkkGVMUEguobsJW8/s320/fruit-Atalantia-rotundifolia.jpg"/>
<figcaption>Flowers and fruits of Wal Dehi - Atalantia rotundifolia</figcaption>
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvS_uUG4GKN0e03o-9aal7PJKrt-I94VbbEjhbkOMlzJhDh2odbgBnmO7lPneGnz8nX84PeHri34DZtm7-7TBGkZ_zy9wPy6fDm-bx1ZfsZMczNN162CZa72jkolSf19_Em3f6q5Mpzo/s320/fruitsAtalantia-rotundifolia-wal-dehi.jpg"/>
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGPuP9-IEKEWUijE5xE0LsLEbqewZ7AtiAKdqXWc-1fOn3pTaE1MGc2ZOYDIRBxLTpV8pCQ6k7HYDthjz5yRZmt0URaMQDKuaEfzj2qVh0R6QNZPz1OqjVkcMNuIrtNlW9kdVYu1efXs/s320/wal-dehi-leaves.jpg"/>
<figcaption>Fruits and Leaves of Wal Dehi - Atalantia rotundifolia </figcaption></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-36089174512394285282015-07-17T09:05:00.000-07:002015-07-17T09:12:13.150-07:00Wild Mandarine - Pamburu<ul><li class="box2"><img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgHYp7iAPrRUpFYss-G2fDgzYxtyoZVRDyxmKvAwCHM8chCayR4FLmSyZGl0VaU1HEOfYzfmJU2YRlM7mOMvX0VXuxOa2mPV3194GgCul4yYEaRQtFVcaqDQyewKNK8L6FuANRggDulY/s1600/tree-wild-mandarine-pamburu.jpg"/>
<h4>Pamburu - Wild Mandarine Tree</h4>
</li><li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Wild Manarine, Pamburus</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Pamburu</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Rutaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Pamburus</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Pamburus missionis</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Limonia missionis</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Herb</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Tree</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Indigenous</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Natural</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li></ul>Pamburus missionis or simply called "Pamburu" is a species of monotypic genus 'Pamburus' belong to family Rutaceae. It is native to Sri Lanka India and some Asian countries. It is mid size tree grow up to 5-10 meters in height and some times may be 10 to 15 meters. It is occurs naturally in the low country wet zone. The plant has dark green foliage and it may be grow on gardens as a ornament. It is herbal plant used in Ayurveda system. The Pamburu is often confuse and misuse with Atalantia ceylanica called 'YakiNaran' tree which is small tree also belong to family Rutaceae.
<div class="center"><img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWp_8hyW0bChDco20ENwlbAI0hHwjNALmNW_27uryuhy8dCAKI8ru8MnqNvKLI2sns-PGXze7x7Ym362iC-pUStpjUYsAhPSnTQUKS_l4gJh6e7zQJxZUovB4JjCw_RIznqxHdIBoOI8/s400/wild-mandarine-pamburu-leaves.jpg"/><img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3BSRcsSIRitn35NvRB2ddKy0R7lhB_Vugc1PvBMAkxG5kZq2_vxgQIyfETIuQ1H3cIm0OHFsQwx6zPqhaHRH2WdLwqMpz7tOSIIx2CD8HHfIVpxGl2wgKYfvgyDbNcbv9T1P-Tw5UdU/s400/leaves-pamburus.jpg"/>
<figcaption>Leaves of Pamburu</figcaption></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-7876553732837716472015-07-16T23:56:00.000-07:002015-07-16T23:56:10.269-07:00Olax Tree or Ceylon Crisp - Mella Kola<div class="center"><ul class="myul">
<li class="box2">
<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9umFQ1KKa3rugleSV2Vz-5TpowVV_IHRe8rFN-QTpXdS821Rk5o3k4kaXVnD_aNnr1Iu0eAFaZiHzZL8BW5pw2hR3o5oe_IRzAnNfK5rSC6SD4csK3lHvIlOEag5E4Gq6hz_mrND1tD4/s1600/Olax-tree-mella.jpg"/>
<h4>
Mella Tree - Ceylon Crisp</h4>
</li>
<li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Ceylon Crisp</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Mella (Malla)</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Olacaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Olax</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Olax zeylanica</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">none</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Herb-Vegetable</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Small-Tree</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Endemic</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Natural</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2"> n/a</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Identification</th></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul></div>
<div class="pjus">
Mella tree is a endemic plant to Sri Lanka. It is slow growing small tree grows up to 3 -4 meters in height and rarely occurs naturally or cultivated tree mostly in wet zone in the low country. Leaves of the "Mella" are edible and use as a crisp. Also, It is a medicinal plant widely used for snakebite in Ayurveda.</div>
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<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggut3M3xnEFuT84Jzw-Xk2Ou5yPZyeMlqgbuUNUswHF54YEq0UAdIcCRjdjfbpp0kOZDc_OUptUZLEpzzfG30iDxpd711ifoGHXvG2iROOcl_aqwbFQOvMhsdExNXe2zoivgP1KQm5IoQ/s320/olax-leaves-meela-kola.jpg"/>
<figcaption>Leaves of Olax Zelanica - Mella</figcaption></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-53875544557091769542015-07-16T12:04:00.000-07:002015-07-16T12:10:40.623-07:00Indian Patchouli - Kollan Kola<ul class="myul">
<li class="box2"><div class="center">
<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ctcucdfIjTmRxvcFKo1PL2DOwJCc62m1E1sq8uPznumsyziA34Vs3JNeTSfSBYcEi2ttunxuKDr2e_IE5GacRRFtSP871q7Tzn7CAIFOJ8fsGLizI_yYPdp8R-5CPICTsiwv18P_pIs/s320/Indian-patchouli-kollan--plant.jpg" />
<h4>
Indian Patchouli - Kollan Kola</h4>
</div>
</li>
<li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Indian Patchouli </td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Kollan Kola, Gan Kollan</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Lamiaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Pogostemon</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Pogostemon heyneanus</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Pogostemon patchouly</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Herb</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Small-Shrub</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Indigenous</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Natural</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">Yes</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2"> n/a</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Identification</th></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="pjus">
Indian Patchouli or called in Sinhalese as Kollan Kola is a evergreen perennial plant species of Lamiaceae family native to Sri Lanka and.India. It is small woody tree grows up to 3 -4 meters in height. It is occurs naturally or cultivated tree mostly in wet zone in the low country. The plant cultivated for herbal plant that has various medicinal properties.</div>
<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQb4M-d7JaXy32j5hgH18JfFwvdzfOZdvcY94IZBq97poTUxpcxZ9rPiXrtZdCVlHeOEmGlIfzqqcU8UCCcaAX8gfTfpDblJB83jzlrcB591baZxgrpfhUFUk5xGO6yMx7F_epRctchM/s320/Indian-patchoulikollan-kola.jpg" />
<figcaption>sapling of Patchouli - Kollan Kola</figcaption></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463648607902150471.post-2198635398319351232015-07-16T11:25:00.000-07:002015-07-16T11:25:12.905-07:00Pond Apple or Alligator Apple - Wel Aththa<ul class="myul">
<li class="box2"><div class="center">
<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDG92GXvCVaLs0MiK9VpOYhd11PYmJrnFsHuT62A91mDSNmw6OlF21HT4QcstOc_s0SDZyxYgwWCosTwhOJ96dcMwLw83g19w_OzwpoHkzRMBCrVlicnmhe1iYuNnEyIsX00Yg4Gda9Nc/s320/Pond-Apple-fruit.jpg" />
<h4>
Pond Apple Fruit- Wel Aththa</h4>
<img class="imgmain" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LhB2EKU7T4b_cx6_JAm37HMief_UAUL3CjLCHOdSON6TeVRKwReS8tgpsG-L32WZhZ-arxl8fjGUibvtBnPAvp0Y2fSCoh1mRC4xGUEo5xgTbrbyXl1__czsXjFPQSKMgQEciHdyXlw/s320/Pond-Apple-leaves.jpg" />
<h4>Pond Apple leaves- Wel Aththa</h4></div>
</li>
<li class="box2"><table id="data">
<tbody>
<tr class="tr1 liteblue"><th colspan="2">Common Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Common Names</td><td class="td2">Cork-wood</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Sinhala Name</td><td class="td2">Wel Aththa</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Scientific Classification</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Family</td><td class="td2">Annonaceae</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Genus</td><td class="td2">Annona</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Scientific Name</td><td class="td2">Annona glabra</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Synonym</td><td class="td2">Annona australis</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Ecology</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Category</td><td class="td2">Weed</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Growth Habit</td><td class="td2">Tree</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Duration</td><td class="td2">Perennial</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Origin</td><td class="td2">Exotic</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Status</td><td class="td2">Noxious Invasive</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Property</th></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Culinary / Edible</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Use as Herb</td><td class="td2">No</td></tr>
<tr><td class="td1">Other Use</td><td class="td2">n/a</td></tr>
<tr class="bgpale"><td class="red bgpale">Poisoned / Toxin</td><td class="red">No*</td></tr>
<tr class="tr1"><th colspan="2">Identification</th></tr>
</tbody></table>
<small>SLF 0000</small>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="jus">
Pond Apple or Swamp Apple is a tree that noxious exotic invasive plant commonly found throughout swamp area in Sri Lanka. It is naturalized from it's natural range that American continent and South Africa. The plant grows in gregarious up to 10 - 15 meters in height. The plant is most harsh invasive weed in mangrove that negative impact to fish and water quality of natural water bodies.</div>
<div class="center">
<img class="imgsub" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmH8kTv_XO9zhvfcoPewf_4DiERbjYCUb7MgF3W5Lqr8RbWYmKGulofP6abjYvl4DEnnrP7PHTqwV1i_gWdqrdKDUpIcxLBz5RK5-MYzyB1v6AOzkAjU7wMO0T7d7z4irQpwjbUXjQE9s/s1600/Pond-Apple-trees.jpg"/>
<h4>Pond Apple Trees- Wel Aththa</h4>
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