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Emilia sonchifolia, lilac tassel flower
Endemic Flowers from Horton plains


Nelu flowers blooming - 2013-2014
Strobilanthes-Calycina
Nelu Flowers Red
Neluflowers Red



Rhododendron arboreum - zeylanicum



Common Names Rhododendron, Burans.
Name Sinhalese Maha Rath Mal , Asela Mal, Maha Ratmal
Categories Herbs, Trees, Rare Endemic

Genus
Species
Scientific Name Rhododendron arboreum - zeylanicum
Uses Herbs - Leaves, Bark and Roots 
Description Evergreen small tree native to Sri Lanka. .It is a rare plant  found only at Horton plains, Sri Lanka

Maha Rthmal  at the Horton plains ,Sri Lanka High Land


Nelu or Nilla   is Sinhalese name for  'Strobilanthes flowers ' that a genus of flowering plant in Acanthaceae family native to Sri Lanka,India  and some other Asian countries. The genus Strobilanthes  includes 300 species, and about 35 species are found in Sri Lanka that 26 species of them  are endemic to Sri Lanka. These endemics are  only found in Horton plains in Central high Land which is one of the 8 world heritage sites in Sri Lanka.
Nelu Flower (Strobilanthes) bloom in 2013 at Horton plains


Strobilanthes Calycina


Strobilanthes  - Nelu Flowers 
Common Names Nelu,  Strobilanthes
Name Sinhalese Nelu, Niluor Nilla
Categories Shrubs, Monocarpic

Genus
Species
Scientific Name
Strobilanthes
Strobilanthes 
Strobilanthes 
Strobilanthes 
Strobilanthes 
Strobilanthes
Hookeri
Dianadra
Viscosa
Pulcherrima
Calycina
Sexennies
Uses Some countries Cultivated as Ornamental
Description
Nelu  Flowers or Strobilanthes Flowers are  bloom  only once every 12 or 14 years called type of 'Monocarpic' plants.  Plants growth as shrubs and flowers are color in purple, blue,  pink, white, yellow and Red.

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