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01. Nelli
Euphorbiaceae
Phyllanthus embelica
Beheth nelli S
Nelli T
Amla, Indian gooseberry E
A
medium to large sized tree up to about 10 m in height It grows in moist
part of srilanka below 1200 m altitude. The taste of Amla is sour,
bitter and astringent, and is quite fibrous.
02. Nika
Verbenaceae
Vitex negundo
Chaste Tree E
Nika S
Nocchi T
Chaste tree
can be described as a cross between a shrub and a tree with a single
woody stem (trunk). It can grow up to five meters tall., Violet flowers
on new growth from June to September. Flowers are the smallest of the
commonly grown Vitex species. The leaves are used as a mosquito
repellent
03. Ranawara
Caesalpiniaceae
Cassia auriculata
Matara tea T
Avaram T
Ranawara S
Tanner's Cassia is a branched shrub, growing up to 1-1.5 m high. It has a smooth reddish brown bark. Flowers yellow
04. Niyagala
Liliaceae
Gloriosa superba
Glory Lily, Gloriosa lily E
Niyagala S
Kallappai kilangu T
Found in all part of the island Glory Lily is a most unusual and splendid flower, Tubers are poisonous.
05. Sudu hadun
Santalaceae
Santalum album
Sandalwood, Indian sandalwood, E
Suduhadun S
Chandanam T
Sandalwood
is an evergreen tree, growing up to 4-9 m tall. The trees have a long
life, and may live up to one hundred years of age. The plant
parasitises the roots of other tree species, but without major detriment
to its hosts. medicine, sandalwood oil is considered an excellent
sedating agent.
06. Komarika
Asphodelaceae
Aloe vera
Burn plant E
Komarika S
Kathalai T
Aloe, a
popular houseplant, has a long history as a multipurpose folk remedy.
Commonly known as Aloe vera, the plant can be snapped off and placed on
cuts and burns for immediate relief. Aloe vera is a clump forming
succulent whose fleshy gray-green leaves are arranged in a vase shaped
rosette atop a very short stem. The leaves are up to 18 in long and 2 in
wide
07. Kamaranka
Oxalidaceae
Carambola, Star fruit E
Kamaranka S
Tamarattai T
A slow growing
small tropical tree, no more than 25 feet tall, originally from
Southeast Asia (Indonesia) The green leaflets are sensitive to light and
fold inward at night. It has small, pink colored flowers with a
dark-red heart. year-round. When sliced in cross section a perfect star
is formed. Carambola is eaten fresh or in fruit salads.
08. Aralu
Combretaceae
Terminalia chebula
Myrobalan E
Aralu S
Chebulic
Myrobalan can reach heights of 20 meters. This tree yields smallish,
ribbed and nut-like fruits which are picked up when still green and then
pickled, boiled with a little added sugar in their own syrup or used in
preserves or concotions. The seed of the fruit, which has an elliptical
shape, is an abrasive pit enveloped by a fleshy and firm pulp.
09. Katu karadu
Acanthaceae
Barleria lupulina
Hophead, Philippine Violet E
Ranwan katukaradu S
Hophead is a
popular medicinal plant distributed in many part of the island.
Shrubbery plant with single dark green leaves, red-brown branches, and
flowers that bloom in upright spikes. It is an erect shrub with smooth,
hairless stems and leaves. wide. Flowers occur in a terminal spike with
overlapping bracts which are broadly ovate corolla tube
10. Sadikka
Myristicaceae
Myristica fragrans
Nutmeg E
Sadikka S
