The coin grass plants native to Asian countries but now naturalized in elsewhere as a herb. It is commonly found on grass land, paddy field, along land near the tanks(lakes) in Sri Lanka. Also it is cultivate as a ornamental plant. The plant widely used in traditional Chinese medicine in East Asian Countries.

Coin Grass or Wal Gotukola Plant

Common Classification
Common Names	Whorled Penny-wort, Gold Coin Grass, Coin grass, Jin Qian Cao, Money grass
Scientific Name	Hydrocotyle verticillata
Sinhala Name	Wal Gotukola, Kassi Gas
Scientific Classification
Family	Araliaceae
Genus	Hydrocotyle
Species	H. verticillata
Synonym	Centella homalocarpa, Hydrocotyle australis
Ecology
Category	Weed
Growth Habit	Small-Shrub
Duration	Annual
Origin	Introduced
Status	Natural
Property
Culinary / Edible	No
Use as Herb	No
Other Use	n/a
Poisoned / Toxin	No
Identification
Flowers and leaves

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Correction : Scientific Name 01/07/2015

Portia tree or Indian Tulip tree near the Paddy field

	Common Classification
Common Names	Portia Tree, Pacific Rosewood, Milo tree, Baru Baru, Seaside Mahoe, Indian Tulip Tree, Poovarasu
Name in Sinhalese	Gansooriya
Categories	Herbs, Mid Tree
	Scientific Classification
Family	Malvaceae
Genus	Thepesia
Species	T.populuea
Scientific Names	Thepesia populuea
	Status
Culinary / Edible	No
Use as Medicament	Yes	Mid	Bark and Leaves
Poisoned / Toxin	No
	Description
Origin	Nativ to Sri Lanka and India.  The plants  commonly found in Forest borders, wood land in wet land and tropical areas in Sri Lanka. Tree used to timber industries and also used as a medicinal remedy
Identification
Related species

	Common Classification
Common Names	Sea Holly, Holy Mangrove
Name in Sinhalese	Kati Ikili
Categories	Herbs, Shrubs.
	Scientific Classification
Family	Acanthaceae
Genus	Acanthus
Species	A.ilicifolius
Scientific Name	Acanthus ilicifolius, Dilivaria ilicifolia
	Status
Culinary / Edible	No
Use as Medicament	Yes	Mid	All plant
Poisoned / Toxin	No
Description	Holy Mangrove is a Small medicinal plant  growing as a shrub along tanks and marsh lands in Sri Lanka. It is native to Sri Lanka and India.
		Flowers of Holy Mangrove / Katu Ikil / Acanthus ilicifolius
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